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MONTOYA v. UNITED STATES

No. 43.

180 U.S. 261 (1901)

MONTOYA v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 11, 1901.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William B. King and Mr. William H. Robeson for appellant.

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Thompson and Mr. Kie Oldham for appellees. Mr. Lincoln B. Smith was on the Assistant Attorney General's brief.

MR. JUSTICE BROWN delivered the opinion of the court.

The first section of the act of March 3, 1891, c. 538, 26 Stat. 851, vests the Court of Claims with jurisdiction to inquire into and finally adjudicate "First. All claims for property of citizens of the United States taken or destroyed by Indians belonging to any band, tribe or nation in amity with the United States, without just cause or provocation on the part of the...

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