Legal Opinion
United States v. Benewah County
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 2, 1923No. 3985PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GIEBERT, Circuit Judge.
The United States, on behalf of two Coeur d’Alene Indians, brought suits to test the validity of taxes levied upon their lands. The causes were consolidated for trial, and were submitted on the pleadings and a stipulation of facts and certified records in the Department of the Interior. The court below dismissed the bills on the merits for want of equity. The lands involved were formerly a part of the Indian reservation established by executive orders of June 14, 1867, and November 8, 1872, for the Coeur d’Alene Indians. The reservation was established in consideration…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Choate v. TrappSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- United States v. SchurzSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Williams v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
3Cited by26 opinions
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- Robert C. Kirkwood, Controller of the State of California v. Lee Arenas, Richard Brown Arenas and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
- State v. MonroeMontana Supreme Court · 1929
- United States v. Board of Com'rsDistrict Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1934
- Board of Com'rs of Jackson County v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1938
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