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Rex v. United States, 251 U.S. 382 (1920)
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Rex v. United States, 251 U.S. 382 (1920)
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Rex v. United States No. 126 Argued January 13, 1920 Decided January 2, 1920 251 U.S. 382
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS
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The primary intent of the Act of January 11, 1915, c. 7,38 Stat. 791, amending the Indian Depredation Act, was to remove the defense of alienage, and it is only cases dismissed on that ground that it provides for reinstating. P. 384.
Assuming that, by omitting the word "band" from § 1 of the original act, the amendment recognized claims for depredations by hostile bands of friendly tribes, a claim of a citizen previously dismissed because the depredating band was hostile, though the tribe was not, is not subject to reinstatement under the amendment, and, treated as a new claim, it is barred by the three-years’ limitation of the original act. Id.
53 Ct.Clms. 320 affirmed.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Rex v. United States, 251 U.S. 382 (1920) in 251 U.S. 382 251 U.S. 383. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=K7GQ3BYH662R6RS.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Rex v. United States, 251 U.S. 382 (1920), in 251 U.S. 382, page 251 U.S. 383. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=K7GQ3BYH662R6RS.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Rex v. United States, 251 U.S. 382 (1920). cited in 1920, 251 U.S. 382, pp.251 U.S. 383. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=K7GQ3BYH662R6RS.
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