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TOOAHNIPPAH v. HICKEL

No. 300.

397 U.S. 598 (1970)

TOOAHNIPPAH (GOOMBI), ADMINISTRATRIX, ET AL. v. HICKEL, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 27, 1970

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Omer Luellen argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioners.

Richard B. Stone argued the cause for respondent Hickel, pro hac vice. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Griswold, Assistant Attorney General Kashiwa, Edmund B. Clark, and Robert S. Lynch. Houston Bus Hill argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent Horse.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER delivered the opinion of the Court.

We granted the writ to review the action of the Court of Appeals holding that the decision of the Regional Solicitor, acting for the Secretary of the Interior, disapproving the will of a Comanche Indian constitutes final and unreviewable agency action. We conclude that such decision is subject to judicial review.1

George Chahsenah, a Comanche Indian, died on October 11...

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