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HILL v. REYNOLDS

No. 61.

242 U.S. 361 (1917)

37 S.Ct. 163

61 L.Ed. 363

HILL, A MINOR, ET AL. v. REYNOLDS, A MINOR.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 8, 1917.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Alger Melton and Mr. Joseph W. Bailey, with whom Mr. Reford Bond and Mr. C.B. Stuart were on the brief, for plaintiffs in error.

Mr. F.E. Riddle, with whom Mr. Harry Hammerly was on the brief, for defendant in error.

MR. JUSTICE VAN DEVANTER delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a controversy arising out of conflicting applications for the allotment of four hundred and twenty acres of Choctaw and Chickasaw lands. The lands were subject to allotment and all the applicants possessed the requisite qualifications, so it was merely a question as to who had the better right to select the particular lands. The applicants were minors and are designated in the record as the Reynolds...

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