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HALLOWELL v. COMMONS

No. 135.

239 U.S. 506 (1916)

HALLOWELL v. COMMONS, ACTING INDIAN AGENT.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 10, 1916.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Knaebel for appellant.

Mr. Hiram Chase and Mr. William Ross King for appellees.

MR. JUSTICE HOLMES delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a bill to establish the equitable title of the plaintiff to an allotment made to Jacob Hallowell, deceased, a member of the Omaha Tribe, in accordance with §§ 5, 6, of the act of August 7, 1882, c. 434, 22 Stat. 341. The patent to Jacob Hallowell followed the language of § 6 and declared that the United States would hold his land for the period of 25 years in trust for the sole use of the...

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