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· 1/14/1856

United States Ex Rel. MacKey v. Coxe

Citations

  • 59 U.S. 100
  • 15 L. Ed. 299
  • 18 How. 100
  • 1855 U.S. LEXIS 670

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that the Cherokee Nation was a \territory\ for purposes of a federal letters of administration law
  • holding that Cherokee Nation is domestic territory, governed by own laws, but organized under and subject to United States Constitution and acts of Congress
  • holding that the Cherokee Nation was a “territory” for purposes of a federal letters of administration law
  • holding that the Cherokee Nation w*as a “territory” for purposes of a federal letters of administration law

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