Supreme Court of the United States, 1904

Martinez v. United States

Martinez v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided December 5, 1904 · McKenna, Read
40 Ct. Cl. 512

Martinez v. United States

Opinion of the Court

*513The decision of the court below is reversed on the ground that under the Indian depredation act a tribe of Indians not originally named in the petition can not be brought into the action by amended petition after the expiration of the jurisdictional period for bringing such actions in the Court of Claims.

Mr. Justice Day delivered the opinion of the Supreme Court, December 5, 1904.

Mr. Justice White read a dissenting opinion, in which Mr. Justice McKenna concurred.

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