BROOKS v. NEZ PERCE COUNTY, IDAHO

Nos. 80-3434, 80-3441.

670 F.2d 835 (1982)

Vera Rogers BROOKS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, and United States of America, Plaintiff-in-Intervention Appellant, v. NEZ PERCE COUNTY, IDAHO, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 1, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tonia B. Garcia, Boise, Idaho (argued), for Brooks; Richard B. Collins, Boulder, Colo., on brief.

William B. Russell, Jr., Lewiston, Idaho (argued), for Nez Perce County; David G. High, Deputy Atty. Gen., Boise, Idaho, on brief.

Before GOODWIN, KENNEDY and SKOPIL, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Brooks and the United States appeal from a judgment of the district court denying a claim for damages against Nez Perce County, for the wrongful sale of Brooks' Indian trust land. We reverse the judgment of the district court and remand for further action on the issue of damages.

FACTS AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS

In 1911, Hattie Davis, a Nez Perce Indian, inherited a trust allotment from her deceased...

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