UNITED STATES v. WALLER et al.

Citation

243 U.S. 452 (1916)

Decision : 9-0

Majority Opinion: William Day

Justices Participating

• Edward White | voted with the majority or plurality

• James McReynolds | voted with the majority or plurality

• John Clarke | voted with the majority or plurality

• Joseph McKenna | voted with the majority or plurality

• Louis Brandeis | voted with the majority or plurality

• Mahlon Pitney | voted with the majority or plurality

• Oliver Holmes | voted with the majority or plurality

• William Day | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion

• Willis Van Devanter | voted with the majority or plurality

Categories

• American Citizenship
• Contracts
• Land/allotment/grants of land
• Natural Resources
• Wardship/Trust

Cited Cases

• 221 U.S. 286 (1910), MARCHIE TIGER v. WESTERN INVESTMENT COMPANY
• 224 U.S. 413 (1911), HECKMAN v. UNITED STATES
• 242 U.S. 371 (1916), DICKSON v. LUCK LAND COMPANY
• 241 U.S. 591 (1915), UNITED STATES v. NICE
• 234 U.S. 245 (1913), UNITED STATES v. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DETROIT, MINNESOTA

Case Cited In

• 246 U.S. 88 (1917), BRADER v. JAMES, FORMERLY REEVES
• 261 U.S. 219 (1922), CRAMER et al. v. UNITED STATES
• 266 U.S. 481 (1924), MORRISON, JR., et al. v. WORK, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, et al.
• 283 U.S. 691 (1930), CHOTEAU v. BURNET, COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE
• 319 U.S. 474 (1942), COUNTY OF MAHNOMEN v. UNITED STATES
• 406 U.S. 128 (1971), AFFILIATED UTE CITIZENS OF UTAH et al. v. UNITED STATES et al.
• 476 U.S. 498 (1985), SOUTH CAROLINA et al. v. CATAWBA INDIAN TRIBE, INC.