Lomax v. Pickering

Citations

• 173 U.S. 26
• 19 S. Ct. 416
• 43 L. Ed. 601
• 1899 U.S. LEXIS 1414

Syllabus

<p>A record <in the Department at Washington of the approval by the President of a deed made by an Indian to convey lands held by him subject to the provision in the treaty of Prairie du Chien that it was never to be leased or conveyed without the permission of-the President, is notice to all concerned from the time it was made, and is similar, in effect, to a patent issued by the President for lands that belong to the Government, which is not required to be recorded in the county where the land is located.</p> <p>The recording of a deed of such land, made without previous approval of the President, is notice of the grantee’s title to subsequent purchasers;- and, when approved, operates to divest the title of the grantor as against a subsequent grantee.</p>