Court of Claims, 1981

Lafayette Oil Co. v. United States

Lafayette Oil Co. v. United States
Court of Claims · Decided May 19, 1981
227 Ct. Cl. 791; 222 Ct. Cl. 539; 1981 U.S. Ct. Cl. LEXIS 294; 1981 WL 27996
Lafayette Oil Co. v. United States

Opinion of the Court

On May 19, 1981 the court entered judgment for plaintiff for $75,000, with plaintiff to recover $50,000 from the United States and $25,000 from the third party, William T. McNeill, in accordance with a stipulation of the parties.

Following transfer of cases pending before the Indian Claims Commission to the Court of Claims pursuant to Pub. Law No. 95-79, 91 Stat 273, the following judgment orders were entered:

BaMiffa Nes, Amount Bate.

Caddo Tribe of Oklahoma 226 $1,122,800.00 3/10/81

Coeur d’Alene Tribe 523-71 524-71 173,978.79 3/10/81

Kalispel Indian Community 114,127.80

Spokane Tribe 271,431.23

Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes 343-70 3/13/81

Colorado River Indian Tribe 169,451.93

Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes 342-70 343-70 3/17/81

Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Reservation 172,059.39

Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation 523-71 884,249.98

Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes 342-70 343-70 4/7/81

Confederated Bands of Ute 145,566.02

Southern Ute Tribe 224,340.21

Ute Indian Tribe 523-71 592,761.68

*792Plaintiffs Nos. Amount Date

Ute Tribe of Uintah & Ouray 524-71 $676,052.33 4/7/81

Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes 300-74 5/1/81

Blackfeet Tribe 287,049.22

Yakima Tribe 310-74 1,306,390.11

Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes 342-70 343-70 5/15/81

Cherokee Nation 309-74 63,704.84

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