Legal Opinion
Jordan v. O'Brien
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided March 14, 1945No. File No. 8751PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSickel, J.
This is an action brought to quiet title to a quarter section of land in Todd County. The land was a part of the Rosebud Sioux Reservation belonging to the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, and the title was held by the United States Government. On April 25, 1917, the land was allotted to Alice Good Voice, a Rosebud Sioux Indian. The allottee died, and on January 9, 1930, the Secretary of the Interior sold the land to the defendant George E. O’Brien for $1,000 on contract, payable $250 down and the balance in equal annual payments of $250 each. On September 16, 1932, the plaintiff Charles D. Jordan…
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