Vachon v. Nichols-Chisholm Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Becker county by the administrator of the estate of Nay-tah-waush, deceased, to recover $5,490 •upon defendant’s due bill.
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Action in the district court for Becker county by the administrator of the estate of Nay-tah-waush, deceased, to recover $5,490 •upon defendant’s due bill. Tbe answer ádmitted the execution o£ the writing set out in the complaint, but alleged that it was absolutely null and void, for the reason that at the time it was given it purported to be a contract relating to land upon the White Earth Reservation with said intestate, who, the defendant was informed, was a full-blooded Chippewa Indian at the time of its execution and delivery and the United States held the title in trust and, under the…
1Opinion of the Court
Dibell, C.
This action is brought to recover upon a contract between plaintiff’s intestate, Nay-tah-waush, and the defendant whereby the defendant agreed to pay the balance of the agreed purchase price of certain timber lands within 15 days after the issuance and delivery to it of the patent therefor. There were findings for the defendant and the plaintiff appeals from the order denying his motion for a new trial.
Nay-tah-waush was an adult mixed-blood Chippewa Indian of the White Earth Indian Neservation. The lands mentioned in the contract were allotted to him, and the allotment was approved…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- United States v. RickertSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Mullen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Ballinger v. United States Ex Rel. FrostSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Crews v. BurchamSupreme Court of the United States · 1862
- Goat v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
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