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Creek Nation v. United States; and Seminole Nation v. United States
317 U.S. 614·Supreme Court of the United States·1942
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Opinion
No. 321.
Creek Nation v. United States; and Seminole Nation v. United States.
No. 322.
October 19, 1942.
Messrs. Paul M. Niebell, C. Maurice Weidemeyer, and W. W. Pryor for petitioners. Solicitor General Fahy, Assistant Attorney General Lit-tell, and Mr. Vernon L. s Wilkinson for the United States.
[MAJORITY]
Petition for writs of certiorari to the Court of Claims granted.