Ward v. Board of Commr's of Love Cty.
Supreme Court of the United States
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Van Devantér
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is a proceeding by and on behalf of Coleman J. Ward and sixty-six other Indians to recover moneys alleged to have been coercively collected from them by Love County,. Oklahoma, as taxes on their allotments, which under the laws and Constitution of the United States were nontaxable. The county commissioners disallowed the claim and the claimants appealed to the district court of the county. There the claimants’ petition was challenged by a demurrer, which was overruled, and the county elected not to plead further. A judgment for…
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