Allottee
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Case Law, Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Definitions from Case Law
From 233 U.S. 269 - Franklin v. Lynch · 1914Most cited · 40 citing opinions
When she applied to be enrolled as a citizen of the Choctaw Nation she, ipso facto, subjected herself to the restriction upon alienation of Indian land imposed upon all members of the tribe. All who dealt with her, as to land thereafter allotted to her, were charged with knowledge that the act of 1902 declared that such land should not be affected by any contract made before allotment. The deed of 1905 was therefore a nullity, and did not estop her or her assigns from showing that it had been made in direct violation of the statute.
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
One to whom an allotment is made.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Oneto whom an allotment is made, who receives a ratable share under an allotment; a person to whom land under