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Conners v. United States, 180 U.S. 271 (1901)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Conners v. United States, 180 U.S. 271 (1901)
Conners v. United States No. 44 Argued December 17, 1900 Decided February 11, 1901 180 U.S. 271
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS
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Where a band belonging to the Cheyenne Indiana became dissatisfied with their reservation, separated themselves from the main body of the tribe, started northward to regain their former reservation, were pursued by the troops, were defeated in battle, became hostile and committed depredations upon citizens, it was held that neither the government nor the tribe to which they had originally belonged were responsible for the value of property taken or destroyed by them.
This was also, as in the last case, a claim for livestock taken and destroyed in October, 1878, by certain bands of the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians, the suit being against the United States and Dull Knife’s and Little Wolf’s bands of Northern Cheyennes and the Northern and Southern Cheyennes and Arapahoe Indians. Defendants disclaimed responsibility upon the ground that the depredation was committed by an independent band of Indians not then in amity with the United States.
The Court of Claims made a finding of facts, the material article of which is set forth in the margin.
Upon these findings of fact, the court decided as a conclusion of law:
The bands of Dull Knife and Little Wolf, at the time when the depredation was committed, were independent bands of Indians, within the intent and meaning of the Indian Depredation Act, 1891, and the tribe of Northern Cheyennes, the defendants herein, was not responsible for their acts of depredation, and the petition should be dismissed. 33 Ct.Cl. 317.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Conners v. United States, 180 U.S. 271 (1901) in 180 U.S. 271 180 U.S. 271astS">GO>* "180 U.S. 272–180 U.S. 273. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=1L2GPP29955GHPT.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Conners v. United States, 180 U.S. 271 (1901), in 180 U.S. 271, pp. 180 U.S. 271astS">GO>* "180 U.S. 272–180 U.S. 273. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=1L2GPP29955GHPT.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Conners v. United States, 180 U.S. 271 (1901). cited in 1901, 180 U.S. 271, pp.180 U.S. 271astS">GO>* "180 U.S. 272–180 U.S. 273. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=1L2GPP29955GHPT.
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