Jaeger v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters’ statement of tbe case: Tbe following are tbe facts as found by tbe court: I. In August, 1872, a ferryboat belonging to tbe claimant broke from ber moorings and floated down tbe Colorado River.
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The Reporters’ statement of tbe case: Tbe following are tbe facts as found by tbe court: I. In August, 1872, a ferryboat belonging to tbe claimant broke from ber moorings and floated down tbe Colorado River. In tbe vicinity of and nearly opposite to a point on tbe west bank of tbe Colorado called Pilot Knob, a few miles below the town of Arizona City, she was made fast to tbe bank by tbe claimant, who then left ber in charge of two of tbe Indian defendants, rhey being his hired employés. While in their charge tbe river fell and she stranded. Tbe boat then caught fire from fires on tbe bank…
1Opinion of the CourtNott, J.
The Supreme Court decided in the case of United States v. Joseph (94 U. S., 614), that the Act 30th June, 1834 (Rev. Stat., § 2118), does not extend to the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico; that they should not “be classed with the Indian tribes for whom the intercourse acts were made,” and that “ the tribes for whom the act of 1834 was made were those semi-independent tribes whom our Government has always recognized as exempt from our laws,” “ and in regard to their domestic government” left to their own rules and traditions; in .whom we have recognized the capacity to make treaties, and with…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- United States v. JosephSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
3Cited by1 opinion
- Jaeger v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1898