COLIN MITCHEL, ROBERT MITCHEL, IN HIS OWN RIGHT, AND AS ASSIGNEE OF THE ESTATE AND EFFECTS OF THE MERCANTILE HOUSE HERETOFORE TRADING UNDER THE FIRM OF CARNOCHAN AND MITCHEL, AND AS TRUSTEE OF THE CREDITORS OF SAID FIRM, AND ALSO OF RICHARD CA

Citation

34 U.S. 711 (1835)

Decision : 6-0

Majority Opinion: Henry Baldwin

Justices Participating

• Henry Baldwin | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion

• John Marshall | voted with the majority or plurality

• John McLean | voted with the majority or plurality

• James Wayne | voted with the majority or plurality

• Joseph Story | voted with the majority or plurality

• Smith Thompson | voted with the majority or plurality

Categories

• Doctrine of Discovery
• Indian Title/Occupancy
• International law
• Land/allotment/grants of land
• Treaties

Cited Cases

• 22 U.S. 673 (1824), DANFORTH v. WEAR

Case Cited In

• 40 U.S. 52 (1841), COLIN MITCHEL AND OTHERS, APPELLANTS, v. THE UNITED STATES, APPELLEES
• 84 U.S. 211 (1872), HOLDEN v. JOY
• 162 U.S. 283 (1895), SENECA NATION v. CHRISTY
• 175 U.S. 1 (1899), JONES v. MEEHAN
• 242 U.S. 434 (1916), WILLIAMS, CHIEF, et al. v. CITY OF CHICAGO et al.
• 314 U.S. 339 (1941), UNITED STATES, AS GUARDIAN OF THE HUALPAI INDIANS OF ARIZONA, v. SANTA FE PACIFIC RAILROAD CO.
• 324 U.S. 335 (1944), NORTHWESTERN BANDS OF SHOSHONE INDIANS v. UNITED STATES
• 329 U.S. 40 (1946), UNITED STATES v. ALCEA BAND OF TILLAMOOKS ET AL.
• 414 U.S. 661 (1973), ONEIDA INDIAN NATION OF NEW YORK et al. v. COUNTY OF ONEIDA, NEW YORK, et al.
• 470 U.S. 226 (1984), COUNTY OF ONEIDA, NEW YORK, et al. v. ONEIDA INDIAN NATION OF NEW YORK STATE et al.
• 476 U.S. 498 (1985), SOUTH CAROLINA et al. v. CATAWBA INDIAN TRIBE, INC.