Yerke v. United States

Citations

• 173 U.S. 439
• 19 S. Ct. 441
• 43 L. Ed. 760
• 1899 U.S. LEXIS 1447

Syllabus

<p>Under the clause in the act of March 3, 1885, c. 341, regarding claims “ on behalf of citizens of the United States, on account of depredations committed, chargeable against any tribe of Indians by reason of any treaty between such tribe and the United States,” no claim can be received ai d considered by the Court of Claims which is presented on behalf of a pe • son who was not a citizen of the United States when the act was passed , but who, a foreigner, had then duly declared his intention to become such citizen, and did subsequently become such.</p> <p>When the language of a statute is clear, it needs no construction.</p>