In re Lands of Five Civilized Tribes
District Court, E.D. Oklahoma
In Equity. Suits by the United States to set aside a large number of alleged illegal conveyances of lands of the Five Civilized Tribes of Indians, known as the “30,000 Land Suits.” On demurrers to bills raising various questions.
1Opinion of the Court
Choctaw-Chickasaw Cases.
CAMPBELL, District Judge.-
[1] In the argument on Saturday was presented the question whether in the case of the death of members, other than freedmen, of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations after receiving their allotments, and within the restriction periods of one, three, and five years mentioned in the Supplemental Agreement (Act July 1, 1902, c. 1362, 32 Stat. 642), the heirs of such deceased allottees might sell the surplus lands before the expiration of such restriction periods; that is to say, whether the restrictions, other than that contained in the proviso to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- United States v. FisherSupreme Court of the United States · 1805
- Tiger v. Western Investment Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Wilkinson v. LelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1829
- United States v. FreemanSupreme Court of the United States · 1845
- United States v. SchurzSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Gannon v. JohnstonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914
- Rentie v. McCoySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
- Smith v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1920
- Oates v. FreemanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
- Wrigley v. McCoySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1917
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