LEIGHTON v. UNITED STATES

Citation

161 U.S. 291 (1895)

Decision : 8-0

Majority Opinion: David Brewer

Justices Participating

• David Brewer | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion

• Edward White | voted with the majority or plurality

• George Shiras | voted with the majority or plurality

• Henry Brown | voted with the majority or plurality

• Horace Gray | voted with the majority or plurality

• John Harlan | voted with the majority or plurality

• Melville Fuller | voted with the majority or plurality

• Rufus Peckham | other

• Stephen Field | voted with the majority or plurality

Categories

• Claims against the U.S.
• Depredations/Individual Claims Against Tribal Nations
• Jurisdiction (other)
• Treaties

Case Cited In

• 173 U.S. 79 (1898), COLLIER v. UNITED STATES
• 174 U.S. 373 (1898), PRICE v. UNITED STATES AND OSAGE INDIANS
• 318 U.S. 629 (1942), CREEK NATION v. UNITED STATES