Supreme Court of the United States, 1912

Cherokee Nation v. Whitmire

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided January 29, 1912 · McKenna

47 Ct. Cl. 643

Opinion of the Court

The decision of the court below is reversed on the ground that the Secretary of the Interior had the power, after notice and opportunity to be heard, to strike from the rolls names which had been improperly placed thereon through mistake or fraud.

Mr. Justice McKenna

delivered the opinion of the Supreme Court January 29, 1912.

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