Choctaw Nation v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters’ statement of the case : In this ease the court tiled findings of fact of great length, more than sufficient to fill fifty pages of this volume. They,, however, consist largely of extracts from public documents, and the substance of them is set forth in the opinion of the court. The following are specially cited or referred to in that opinion : I. Messrs.
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The Reporters’ statement of the case : In this ease the court tiled findings of fact of great length, more than sufficient to fill fifty pages of this volume. They,, however, consist largely of extracts from public documents, and the substance of them is set forth in the opinion of the court. The following are specially cited or referred to in that opinion : I. Messrs. John H. Baton and John Coffee were appointed commissioners to treat with the Choctaw Nation of Indians, and arrived at Dancing Rabbit Creek on the 15th day of September, 1830. On the 18th of September, 1830, the said…
1Opinion of the CourtWeldon, J.
In this case the claimant seeks to enforce against the defendants a liability growing out of certain treaties between the Choctaw Nation on one side and the United States on the other. The claim made by the petition, and sought to be maintained by the evidence, in some of its particulars embraces a period much beyond the life of a generation ; so that we are dealing with a subject-matter of dispute historical in its character, involving a very large sum of money, and comprehending in its decision varied principles of law. The necessities of the case as a judicial proceeding bring before the…
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