Legal Opinion
Elk v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided April 28, 2009No. 05-186LPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ALLEGRA, Judge.
“The best thing a man can do is 'when he makes a promise to stick to it. ” 1
This case is before the court following a trial in Rapid City, South Dakota. Plaintiff, a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, seeks relief under Article I of the Fort Laramie Treaty of April 29, 1868 (the 1868 Treaty), which provides that if “bad men” among the whites commit “any wrong” upon the person or property of any Sioux, the United States will reimburse the injured person for the loss sustained. Based on the evidence adduced at trial, the court finds that plaintiff sustained a loss within…
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