Choate v. Trapp
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP OKLAHOMA. The facts, which involve the taxability of Choctaw and Chickasaw Indian allotted lands in Oklahoma while in possession of the allottees, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lamar
The eight thousand plaintiffs in this case are members of the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes. Each of them holds a patent to 320 acres of allotted land issued under the terms of the' Curtis Act (June 28, 1898, 30 Stat. 495, 507, c. 517), which contained a provision “that the land should be non-taxable” for a limited time. Before the expiration of that period the officers of the State of Oklahoma in- . stituted proceedings with a view of assessing and collecting taxes on these lands lying within that State. The plaintiffs' application for an injunction was denied.
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