Rowley v. Conklin
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant Commonwealth Lumber Company from an order of the district court for Becker county, Baxter, J., denying a motion for a new trial. By the treaty of February 24, 1855, the lands now embraced within the limits of the White Earth Indian reservation became public lands of the United States, and every right of the Indians therein became absolutely extinguished.
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Appeal by defendant Commonwealth Lumber Company from an order of the district court for Becker county, Baxter, J., denying a motion for a new trial. By the treaty of February 24, 1855, the lands now embraced within the limits of the White Earth Indian reservation became public lands of the United States, and every right of the Indians therein became absolutely extinguished. Selkirk v. Stephens, 72 Minn. 335; U. S. v. Pine River Logging Co., 89 Fed. 907. The lands being the property of the United States, of course the timber standing upon them was likewise the property of the United States.…
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Action, under Laws 1899, c. 342, to foreclose a laborer’s lien. After trial before the court without a jury, plaintiff had judgment, and defendant the Commonwealth Lumber Company appealed from an order denying a new trial.
The trial court found generally that the allegations of the complaint were true, and to that we look for the facts on which plaintiff bases his cause of action. The complaint alleges that in the month of January, 1901, the copartnership of Conklin, Hardman & Broker was duly authorized to enter upon the White Earth Indian Reservation, in the state of Minnesota, and to cut and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Day v. GravelSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1898
- Franklin v. WardenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1864
- Jordan v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1888
- Restad v. EngemoenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
3Cited by3 opinions
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