United States v. Klamath & Moadoc Tribes of Indians

Congress, by Act of May 26, 1920, 1 gave to the lower court jurisdiction of claims of respondents against the United States. They sued to recover the value of 87,000 acres of land alleged to have been taken from them by the United States August 22, 1906. The Court of Claims made special findings of fact, stated its conclusion of law and dismissed the case. We affirmed on the ground that the Act did not confer jurisdiction of released claims and that this claim had been released. 296 U. S. 244. Then, by Act of May 15, 1936, 2 the Congress enacted “That in the suit numbered E-346 [this suit]…