Legal Opinion

Julia Nicodemus and R. H. Spencer v. Washington Water Power Company, a Corporation, United States of America

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided April 21, 1959No. 16054PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JERTBERG, Circuit Judge.

We are required in this case to determine the validity of an order of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho, decreeing condemnation of an easement for the construction and maintenance of an electric transmission line over and along a portion of a designated 40 acre tract of land in Idaho which was allotted in severalty to appellant Julia Nicodemus, an enrolled member of the Coeur d’Alene Indian Tribe, the title to which tract of land is held in trust for appellant by the United States.

The appellant is a privately owned public utility corporation,…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Minnesota v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
  2. Lone Wolf v. HitchcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
  3. Elk v. WilkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  4. Spalding v. ChandlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  5. United States v. Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943

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3Cited by30 opinions

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  2. Transok Pipeline Company, an Oklahoma Corporation v. Maxwell Darks, Marvin Olivo, Agnes Lucas Now WesleyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
  3. Oneida Indian Nation of New York State v. OneidaDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1977
  4. Lee v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
  5. James Quentin Anderson v. C. T. Gladden, Warden, Oregon State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961

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