UNITED STATES v. WATASHE

No. 2203.

117 F.2d 947 (1941)

UNITED STATES v. WATASHE et al.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

February 24, 1941.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacob N. Wasserman, Atty., Dept. of Justice, of Washington, D. C. (Norman M. Littell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Whitfield Y. Mauzy, U. S. Atty., of Tulsa, Okl., and Charles R. Denny, Jr., Atty., Dept. of Justice, of Washington, D. C., on the brief), for the United States.

James J. Mars and John R. Miller, both of Sapulpa, Okl. (L. O. Lytle and Roy T. Wildman, both of Sapulpa, Okl., on the brief), for appellees.

Before PHILLIPS, BRATTON, and HUXMAN, Circuit Judges.


PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.

Watashe, a full-blood Creek allottee, died intestate June 26, 1937, seized and possessed of 80 acres of restricted tax-exempt land. He left surviving him six children, Wiley Watashe, Eliza Watashe Esmond, Lofahye Watashe, Barney Watashe, James Watashe, and Martha Watashe Dunn, all of whom are full-blood Creek Indians, and four grandchildren, Nancy Watashe Roland, Johnny Watashe, Lucille Watashe, and Jessie Watashe, all of whom are half-blood...

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