LANE v. MORRISON

No. 169.

246 U.S. 214 (1918)

38 S.Ct. 252

62 L.Ed. 674

LANE, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, ET AL. v. MORRISON, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF HIMSELF AND ALL OTHER MEMBERS OF THE CHIPPEWA TRIBE OF INDIANS IN MINNESOTA SIMILARLY SITUATED.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 4, 1918.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Warren for appellants.

Mr. Webster Ballinger for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE McREYNOLDS delivered the opinion of the court.

Appellee by bill in Supreme Court, District of Columbia, sought to prevent officers of the Interior Department from disbursing during fiscal year ending June 30, 1916, one hundred and sixty thousand dollars out of trust funds belonging to Chippewa Indians of Minnesota on deposit in United States Treasury.

"An Act making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Bureau of Indian...

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