Legal Opinion
United States v. Mattock
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided January 27, 1872PublishedCited by 6 opinions
[Suit by the United States against C. Mattock and others for a penalty.]
1Opinion of the Court
DEADY, District Judge.
This action is brought under section 9 of the act of June *120930, 1834 (4 Stat. 729), which enacts, that “if any person shall drive or anywise convey any stock of horses, mules or cattle, to range or feed upon any land belonging to any Indian or Indian tribe, without the consent of such tribe, such person shall forfeit the sum of one dollar for each animal of such stock.”
The complaint was filed October 4, 1871, and alleges that the defendant on September 1, 1871, did drive and convey 1800 head of sheep upon the land within the boundaries of the Umatilla reservation,…
2Cited by6 opinions
- Ash Sheep Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Janus v. United States Ex Rel. HumphreyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1930
- United States v. BridlemanDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1881
- State v. BrookhouseWashington Supreme Court · 1894
- United States v. Ash Sheep Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1918
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