Menominee Tribe of Indians v. United States

This is one of several suits brought by the Menominee Tribe of Indians under the special jurisdictional Act of Congress of September 3, 1935, c. 839, 49 Stat. 1085, as amended by the Act of April 8, 1938, c. 120, 52 Stat. 208. The jurisdictional act, in section 1, confers jurisdiction upon this court

* * * to hear, determine and adjudicate and render final judgment on all legal or equitable claims of whatsoever nature which the Menominee Tribe of Indians may have against the United States arising under or growing out of * * * any maladministration or wrongful handling of any of the funds,…