COLIN MITCHEL AND OTHERS, APPELLANTS, v. THE UNITED STATES, APPELLEES

Citation

40 U.S. 52 (1841)

Decision : 9-0

Majority Opinion: James Wayne

Justices Participating

• Henry Baldwin | voted with the majority or plurality

• John Catron | voted with the majority or plurality

• John McKinley | voted with the majority or plurality

• John McLean | voted with the majority or plurality

• James Wayne | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion

• Joseph Story | voted with the majority or plurality

• Philip Barbour | voted with the majority or plurality

• Roger Taney | voted with the majority or plurality

• Smith Thompson | voted with the majority or plurality

Categories

• Doctrine of Discovery
• Indian Title/Occupancy
• International law
• Treaties

Cited Cases

• 22 U.S. 673 (1824), DANFORTH v. WEAR
• 34 U.S. 711 (1835), 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
• 27 U.S. 216 (1829), WILLIAM PATTERSON, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR VS. THE REv. WILLIS JENKS et al. DEFENDANTS IN ERROR

Case Cited In

• 256 U.S. 531 (1920), CHOCTAW, OKLAHOMA & GULF RAILROAD COMPANY et al. v. MACKEY, AS COUNTY TREASURER OF HUGHES COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, et al.
• 257 U.S. 501 (1921), GILLESPIE v. STATE OF OKLAHOMA
• 271 U.S. 609 (1925), JAYBIRD MINING COMPANY v. WEIR, COUNTY TREASURE
• 275 U.S. 232 (1927), HEINER, COLLECTOR, v. COLONIAL TRUST COMPANY, EXECUTOR
• 276 U.S. 575 (1927), SHAW, AUDITOR, v. GIBSON-ZAHNISER OIL CORPORATION et al.
• 288 U.S. 325 (1932), INDIAN TERRITORY ILLUMINATING OIL CO. v. BOARD OF EQUALIZATION OF TULSA COUNTY
• 296 U.S. 521 (1935), OKLAHOMA ex rel. OKLAHOMA TAX COMMISSION et al. v. BARNSDALL REFINERIES, INC. et al.
• 336 U.S. 342 (1948), OKLAHOMA TAX COMMISSION v. TEXAS COMPANY
• 447 U.S. 134 (1979), WASHINGTON et al. v. CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE COLVILLE INDIAN RESERVATION et al.