Legal Opinion

United States v. Wright

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided October 12, 1931No. 3176PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PARKER, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from an order denying an injunction in a suit brought to restrain the sale for state and county taxes of land of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians conveyed to the United States in trust pursuant to the provisions of the Act of June 4,1924, 43 Stat. 376 (25 USCA § 331 note). The question involved is the constitutionality of the provision of that act which exempts from taxation by the state the land conveyed until same shall have been divided and allotted to the various members of the band of Indians and until restrictions on the alienation of the…

2Cases cited46 opinions

  1. M'culloch v. State of MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
  2. Fletcher v. PeckSupreme Court of the United States · 1810
  3. Worcester v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1832
  4. Cherokee Nation v. State of GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1831
  5. United States v. KagamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1886

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. United States v. JohnSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Mashpee Tribe v. New Seabury Corp., Mashpee Tribe v. New Seabury Corp., Mashpee Tribe v. New Seabury Corp., Matthew B. Connolly, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
  3. United States v. City of GreenvilleCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1941
  4. Agua Caliente Band of Mission Indians v. County of RiversideCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
  5. United States v. Amy T. CritzerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974

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