Tee-Hit-Ton Indians v. United States
1955 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tee-Hit-Ton Indians v. United States, 348 U.S. 272 (1955), is a United States Supreme Court case involving a suit by the Tee-Hit-Ton, a subgroup of the Tlingit people. The Tee-Hit-Ton sought compensation from Congress for lumber taken from lands they occupied. The court ruled against the Tee-Hit-Ton.
Quick Facts Tee-Hit-Ton Indians v. United States, Argued November 12, 1954 Decided February 7, 1955 ...
Tee-Hit-Ton Indians v. United States | |
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Argued November 12, 1954 Decided February 7, 1955 | |
Full case name | Tee-Hit-Ton Indians v. United States |
Citations | 348 U.S. 272 (more) 75 S. Ct. 313; 99 L. Ed. 2d 314; 1955 U.S. LEXIS 1186 |
Case history | |
Prior | Appeal from the United States Court of Claims, 120 F. Supp. 202 (1954) |
Subsequent | 132 F. Supp. 695 (1955) |
Holding | |
Congress did not intend to grant the Tribe any permanent rights to the occupied lands and therefore Government did not owe Tribe compensation for timber taken from tribal-occupied lands in Alaska under the Fifth Amendment. | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Reed, joined by Black, Burton, Clark, Minton |
Dissent | Douglas, joined by Warren, Frankfurter |
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