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MORRISON v. WORK

No. 112.

266 U.S. 481 (1925)

45 S.Ct. 149

69 L.Ed. 394

MORRISON, JR., ET AL. v. WORK, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 5, 1925.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Webster Ballinger, with whom Mr. Edward L. Rogers and Mr. Frank D. Beaulieu were on the brief, for appellants.

Mr. Harry L. Underwood, Special Assistant to the Attorney General, with whom Mr. Solicitor General Beck and Mr. Assistant Attorney General Wells were on the brief, for appellees.

MR. JUSTICE BRANDEIS delivered the opinion of the Court.

By the Act of January 14, 1889, c. 24, 25 Stat. 642, and agreements made pursuant thereto approved by the President March 4, 1890, the Chippewa Indians of Minnesota ceded to the United States their title to all lands constituting their reservations in that State, except a small portion of the White Earth and Red Lake Reservations.1 The ceded...

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