Wiggan v. Conolly

Citations

• 163 U.S. 56
• 16 S. Ct. 914
• 41 L. Ed. 69
• 1896 U.S. LEXIS 2244

Syllabus

<p>The treaty of February 23, 1867,15 Stat. 513, with the Ottawas and other Indians, introduced the limit of minority upon the inalienability of lands patented to a minor allottee, in that respect changing the provisions of the treaty of July 1G, 1862, 12 Stat. 1237; and this limitation was applicable to lands then patented to minors under the treaty of 1867, and cut off the right of guardians to dispose of their real estate during their minority, even under direction of the court of the State in which the land was situated.</p>