Buster & Jones v. Wright
Court Of Appeals Of Indian Territory
Appeal from the United States Court for the Western District. Chas. W. Raymond, Judge. Action by Buster & Jones and others against J. George Wright and others. Judgment dismissing the complaint. Plaintiffs appeal.
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Appeal from the United States Court for the Western District. Chas. W. Raymond, Judge. Action by Buster & Jones and others against J. George Wright and others. Judgment dismissing the complaint. Plaintiffs appeal. On August 23, 1901, the appellants (plaintiffs below) filed their complaint in equity against the appellees (defendants below), asking for a temporary restraining order enjoining the defendants, among other things, from closing up the places of business of plaintiffs, or in any other manner interfering with plaintiffs. The plaintiffs alleged that one Cobb, an alleged tax collector…
1ConcurrenceGill, J.
In the above case I concur with the judgment of the court, but do not concur in the reasons given by the court. In this case at the time of the institution of this suit the title to the town site of Wagoner, in the Creek Nation, still remained in the Creek Nation, and in my judgment said town site was then under the same laws, rules, and regulations as Indian country, and the underofficers of the Secretary of the Interior, under the laws of the United States and treaties with the Creek* Nation, and the rules of the department, were authorized to compel non-citizens doing business in said…
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