United States v. Jacobs
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. Action by the United States against Lizzie Jacobs and others. Judgment for plaintiff for a part only of the relief, and it appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
WM. H. MUNGER, District Judge.
Erom the facts it appears that a commission provided by act of Congress to the Five Civilized Tribes of Indians found that Pearlie Jacobs, a minor, was a freedman member by adoption of the Creek Nation or Tribe of Indians on the 1st day of April, 1899, and as such was entitled to an allotment of land. She having died before the allotment was made, the allotment was made to her heirs and patents were issued to them. The statutes under which these allotments were made were Act March 1, 1901, c. 676, 31 Stat. 861, and Act June 30, 1902, c. 1323, 32 Stat. 500.…
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