Lanham v. McKeel

Citations

• 244 U.S. 582
• 37 S. Ct. 708
• 61 L. Ed. 1331
• 1917 U.S. LEXIS 1666

Syllabus

<p>An order of the Secretary of the Interior, approving an Indian agent’s recommendation that restrictions on alienation be removed from an Indian’s allotment, was made on March 26, “to be effective thirty days from date.”. Held that the approval became effective on the . thirtieth day after its date, i. e.,' on April 25th, and enabled the allottee to make a valid conveyance on that day.</p>