Legal Opinion
Atewooftakewa v. Udall
District Court, W.D. Oklahoma
Decided December 18, 1967No. 67-323PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
EUBANKS, District Judge.
The plaintiffs are Comanche Indians who were named as beneficiaries under their deceased Comanche uncle’s last will and testament which the Secretary of the Interior has declined to approve, and seek by this action to set aside the administrative decision which denied approval of the will, alleging it to be arbitrary, capricious, in excess of authority, without reasonable basis, and that it amounts to an abuse of discretion.1 The sole basis for denying approval is that the will failed to make provision for the intervenor, who was determined by the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
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