Legal Opinion
Brown v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided June 14, 1996No. 95-5062PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MICHEL, Circuit Judge.
Errol Brown et at. (Brown) appeal from the December 28, 1994 decision of the United States Court of Federal Claims dismissing their breach of trust claim against the United States for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Brown v. United States, 32 Fed. Cl. 509 (1994). The appeal was submitted for decision after oral argument on October 2, 1995. Because we conclude that by Congress’ having placed effective control over commercial leasing of allotted lands in the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary), which must be exercised for their benefit according to the…
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