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Indian ward

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From 283 U.S. 747 - Mott v. United States · 1931Most cited · 53 citing opinions

Its right to sue in behalf of an Indian ward for the purpose of asserting and enforcing his interest in property diverted from a trust fund while being administered by the government's officers is obvious. Barnett is such a ward, for he is a full-blood Creek Indian who has not been relieved from the restrictions we have described.