Richards v. United States

KENNAMER, District Judge.

This action was instituted to recover from the United States of America a sum of money, plus interest, as federal income taxes paid by the plaintiff, Clifton L. Riehards, for the years 1916,1917,1918, and 1919. It is alleged that the plaintiff is a member of the Choctaw Tribe of Indians, enrolled opposite No. 12518; that the assessments made and the income taxes paid were upon income derived from oil royalties accruing from lands allotted to plaintiff as a member of the Choctaw Tribe of Indians, which lands are exempted from taxation. On July 20, 1925, plaintiff filed…