Williams v. Johnson
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA. The facts, which involve the title to allotted lands conveyed by a Choctaw Indian and the construction, application and constitutionality of Acts of Congress relating to the allotment of lands to Choctaw Indians and restriction of alienation thereon, are stated in the opinion. Private property rights are protected by the Federal Constitution. The land involved herein is not alienable.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA. The facts, which involve the title to allotted lands conveyed by a Choctaw Indian and the construction, application and constitutionality of Acts of Congress relating to the allotment of lands to Choctaw Indians and restriction of alienation thereon, are stated in the opinion. Private property rights are protected by the Federal Constitution. The land involved herein is not alienable. The Choctaw and Chickasaw nations were owners of land, and grantors in the patent that conveyed same. When Taylor accepted the patent he was bound and so was…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKenna
Suit to quiet title brought by Johnson, defendant in error, in the district court of Grady County, State of Oklahoma, against plaintiffs in error.
The contention of defendant in error is that the land was an allotment to one Selin Taylor, a member of the Choctaw Tribe of Indians by blood; that on November 22, 1904, a patent was duly issued to him executed by the proper officers of that Nation and the Chickasaw Nation, and the United States, and that at the time of the allotment the land was inalienable.
On February 9, 1906, the United States Indian agent issued to Taylor a certificate (No.…
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