John v. Sabattis
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On eaots agreed. Forcible entry and detainer, to recover possession of tliree rooms on the ground floor of the west half of the dwelling house formerly occupied by Sabattis Peol Susup, Fransway Peol Susup and Francis Xavier Susup, and the outbuildings connected with the same in possession of Tomer Sabattis, and the lot of land on which the buildings stand and appurtenant thereto, all situated on Oldtown Island. Plea, not guilty.
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On eaots agreed. Forcible entry and detainer, to recover possession of tliree rooms on the ground floor of the west half of the dwelling house formerly occupied by Sabattis Peol Susup, Fransway Peol Susup and Francis Xavier Susup, and the outbuildings connected with the same in possession of Tomer Sabattis, and the lot of land on which the buildings stand and appurtenant thereto, all situated on Oldtown Island. Plea, not guilty. Five brothers, Peol Mitchell Susup, Francis Xavier Susup, Fransway Peol Susup, John Peol Susup and Sabattis Peol Susup, members of the Penobscot tribe of Indians,…
1Opinion of the CourtBarrows, J.
The wandering and improvident habits of the remnants of the Indian tribes within our borders led our legislature at an early period to make them, in a manner, the wards of the state, and especially to take the control and regulate the tenure of their lands. Numerous acts looking to this end were passed in different years, which are now gathered together in chapter 9, of the revised statutes. But the collection into one *477chapter of statutes passed respecting different parcels of property or different tribes of Indians will not have the effect of carrying provisions relating to one such parcel…
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