Harris v. Gale’s Empirical Analysis

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3 federal appellate · 1 district ·

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““That the jurisdiction of the probate courts of the state of Oklahoma over lands of minors and incompetents shall be subject to the foregoing provisions,” which provisions are not material to the issues now under consideration, “and the term minor or minors, as used in this act, shall include all males under the age of twenty-one years and all females under the age of eighteen years.” 35 Stat. 312 , § 2. “That the persons and property of minor allottees of the Five Civilized Tribes shall, except as otherwise specifically provided by law, be subject to the jurisdiction of the probate courts of the state of Oklahoma,” and that the Secretary of the Interior may appoint local representatives to investigate the administration and disposition by any guardian or curator of the estate of any.minpr, and in case of the dissipation, waste, or deterioration thereof through the carelessness of such guardian or curator to report the matter to the proper probate court, and to cause an investigation thereof and the application of the proper remedy. 35 Stat. 313 , § 6. “That the death of any allottee of the' Five Civilized Tribes shall operate to remove all restrictions upon the alienation of said allottee’s land: Provided, that no conveyance of any interest of any full-blood Indian heir in such land shall'be válid unless approved by the court having jurisdiction of the settlement of the estate of said deceased allottee.” 35 Stat. 315 , § 9.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Harris v. Bell