Legal Opinion
George Kicking Woman v. Donald P. Hodel, Secretary of the Interior, and Leo Lee Old Person
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 5, 1989No. 87-4381PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Relatives of a deceased Native American disputed the intestate succession to interest in “allotted trust lands” held by a member of the Blackfeet Indian Tribe of Montana, the late Joseph Kicking Woman (“Joseph” or “decedent”). 1 An administrative law judge determined that one claimant, Leo Lee Old Person (“Leo”), was Joseph’s natural son and sole heir. George Kicking Woman (“George”), Joseph’s brother, and other relatives, appealed the decision of the administrative law judge to the Department of the Interior’s Board of Indian Appeals (“the Board”). The Board found no…
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