Legal Opinion
Mott v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 1, 1931No. 78PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Van Devanter
This is a suit brought by the United States on behalf of Jackson Barnett, a full-blood Creek Indian, to recover certain United States bonds, charged to have been wrongly diverted from a trust fund held for him, or their proceeds or value if they have been converted.
A second amended bill of complaint was tendered for filing, to which the defendant objected on the ground that it did not state a cause of action. The court, treating the objection as if it were a motion to dismiss the tendered complaint after filing, held that no cause of action was stated and dismissed the suit. On appeal the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- United States v. Thurston County, Neb.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1906
- Lane v. Pueblo of Santa RosaSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- National Bank of Commerce v. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1906
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Scott v. BeamsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1941
- Menendez v. Saks And CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Oklahoma Tax Comm'n v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Drummond v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982
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