United States v. Wooten

McDEBMOTT, Circuit Judge.

The United States, as guardian of the Indians of the Pueblo of Taos, sued to quiet the title to 78 tracts of land; the decision of the trial court was adverse to the government as to part of the tracts; and this appeal challenges the correctness of the decree as to twelve of them. While the facts differ somewhat in the twelve cases, one fact is common *884to all of the eases, and that is that taxes levied by the state upon the lands prior to June 7, 1924 (the date of the Pueblo Lands Act [25 USD A § 331 note]), were not paid by the defendants prior to delinquency. When…