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Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. McKay

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
Apr 14, 1955
221 F.2d 886 (D.C. Cir. 1955)

Opinion

No. 12389.

Argued March 14, 1955.

Decided April 14, 1955.

Mr. Jay H. Hoag, Duluth, Minn., of the bar of the Supreme Court of Minnesota, pro hac vice, by special leave of Court, with whom Mr. Walter H. Maloney, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellants. Mr. Marvin J. Sonosky, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for appellants.

Mr. Edmund B. Clark, Atty., Department of Justice, with whom Mr. John F. Cotter, Atty., Department of Justice, was on the brief, for appellees.

Before EDGERTON, PRETTYMAN, and WASHINGTON, Circuit Judges.


We agree with the District Court that the Act of May 14, 1948, 62 Stat. 236, 25 U.S.C.A. § 483, released certain Indian lands in Wisconsin, including those here involved, from prohibitions against sale or transfer imposed by the Act of June 18, 1934, 48 Stat. 985, § 4, 25 U.S.C.A. § 464.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. McKay

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
Apr 14, 1955
221 F.2d 886 (D.C. Cir. 1955)
Case details for

Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. McKay

Case Details

Full title:LAC DU FLAMBEAU BAND OF LAKE SUPERIOR CHIPPEWA INDIANS et al., Appellants…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit

Date published: Apr 14, 1955

Citations

221 F.2d 886 (D.C. Cir. 1955)
95 U.S. App. D.C. 331

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