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UTE INDIANS v. UNITED STATES

No. 141.

330 U.S. 169 (1947)

CONFEDERATED BANDS OF UTE INDIANS v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 17, 1947.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ernest L. Wilkinson argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the brief were John W. Cragun, Francis M. Goodwin and Glen A. Wilkinson.

Marvin J. Sonosky argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Acting Solicitor General Washington, Assistant Attorney General Bazelon, Roger P. Marquis and Fred W. Smith.

MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioners brought this action in the Court of Claims under the Act of June 28, 1938, 52 Stat. 1209, as amended, 55 Stat. 593, to recover compensation for lands made available to them by an 1875 Executive Order of the President and subsequently taken from them by the United States. Their claim was that by an Act of 1880, Congress had undertaken to sell these lands for the benefit of the petitioners, but that they...

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