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Tee-Hit-Ton Indians v. United States

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Tee-Hit-Ton Indians v. United States
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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 for lumber taken from lands they occupied from Congress. The court ruled against the Tee-Hit-Ton.

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United States Supreme Court

348 U.S. 272

Tee-Hit-Ton Indians  v.  United States

 Argued: Nov. 12, 1954. --- Decided: Feb 7, 1955

See 348 U.S. 965, 75 S.Ct. 521.

Mr.James Craig Peacock, Washington, D.C., for petitioner.

Mr. Ralph A. Barney, Washington, D.C., for respondent.

Mr. Justice REED delivered the opinion of the Court.

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).

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