Martinez v. United States

Supreme Court

Martinez v. United States

40 Ct. Cl. 512

Supreme Court of the United States·Decided December 5, 1904·Published

Opinion

[513] The decision of the court below is reversed on the ground that under the Indian depredation act a tribe of Indians not originally named in the petition can not be brought into the action by amended petition after the expiration of the jurisdictional period for bringing such actions in the Court of Claims.

Mr. Justice Day delivered the opinion of the Supreme Court, December 5, 1904.

Mr. Justice White read a dissenting opinion, in which Mr. Justice McKenna concurred.

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[513] The decision of the court below is reversed on the ground that under the Indian depredation act a tribe of Indians not originally named in the petition can not be brought into the action by amended petition after the expiration of the jurisdictional period for bringing such actions in the Court of Claims.

Mr. Justice Day delivered the opinion of the Supreme Court, December 5, 1904.

Mr. Justice White read a dissenting opinion, in which Mr. Justice McKenna concurred.

Martinez v. United States, 40 Ct. Cl. 512 (U.S. 1904).

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