VICENTI v. UNITED STATES

No. 72-1388.

470 F.2d 845 (1972)

Mary C. VICENTI, et al., Individually and on behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

December 18, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard B. Collins, Jr., Window Rock, Ariz. (Donald Juneau, Window Rock, Ariz. and Paul L. Biderman, Crownpoint, N. M., on the brief), for appellants.

Henry J. Bourguignon, U. S. Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (Victor R. Ortega, U. S. Atty., Ruth C. Streeter, Asst. U. S. Atty., Kent Frizzell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Albuquerque, N. M., Jacques B. Gellin, U. S. Department of Justice, Washington, D. C., on the brief), for appellee.

Before HILL, HOLLOWAY and BARRETT, Circuit Judges.


BARRETT, Circuit Judge.

The appellants, all Indians and members of the Navajo Tribe, brought this action pursuant to 25 U.S.C.A. §§ 3451 and 3462 to recover title to and possession of certain allotments of land claimed by them and for damages for loss of use, loss of income, and loss of improvements on the land. The appellees included the private parties...

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