La Motte v. United States

This is a suit fcy the United States to enjoin the defendants (appellants here) from asserting or exercising any right trader certain leases obtained from individual Osage Indians without the approval of the .Secretary-of the Interior, and from negotiating or obtaining other leases of the same class without conforming to statutory provisions and administrative regulations alleged to be applicable. The District Court, .granted the major part of the relief sought and denied the rest. On cross appeals the Circuit Court of Appeals enlarged the relief granted, but refused a part of what was denied…