Seufert Bros. v. United States Ex Rel. Confederated Tribes & Bands
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEALS FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clarke
As trustee and guardian of the Yakima Indians, the Government of the United States instituted this suit in the Federal District Court for the District of Oregon to restrain defendant, a corporation, its officers, agents and employees, from interfering with the fishing rights in a described locality on the south side and bank of the Columbia River, which it was alleged were secured to the Indians by Article III of the treaty between them and the United States, concluded June 9, 1855, and ratified by the Senate on March 8, 1859 (12 Stat. 25).
The District Court granted in part the relief prayed…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- United States v. WinansSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Jones v. MeehanSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Choctaw Nation v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
3Cited by82 opinions
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- Puyallup Tribe v. Department of Game of Wash.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Tulee v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- United States v. WashingtonDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1974
- United States v. WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
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