· 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
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- 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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