Legal Opinion
United States v. Mitchell
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 2, 1980No. 78-1756PublishedCited by 2,142 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
This case presents the question whether the Indian General Allotment Act of 1887 authorizes the award of money-damages against the United States for alleged mismanagement of forests located on lands allotted to Indians under that Act.
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In 1873, a Reservation was established by Executive Order in the State of Washington for the Quinault Tribe. 1 Kappler, Indian Affairs 923 (2d ed. 1904). Much of thejand within the Reservation was forested. By 1935, acting-under the authority of the General Allotment Act of 1887, ch. 119, 24 Stat. 388, as amended, 25 U. S. C. § 331 et seq., the Government had…
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