United States v. La Roque
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Minnesota. Suit in equity by the United States against Henry La Roque. Decree for defendant, and complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
WILLARD, District Judge.
The bill in this case was filed by the United States to set aside an Indian trust patent issued in the name of Vincent La Roque.
[1] The case was tried upon an agreed statement of facts, from which it appears that the defendant, Henry La Roque, is the father of Vincent La Roque; that his mother is dead; that both father and mother were Chippewa Indians, residing on the White Earth reservation in Minnesota; that Vincent La Roque’s name appeared on the census made under the provisions of the act of January 14, 1889, known as the “Nelson Act” (25 Stat. 642, c. 24); that an…
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