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Johnson v. McIntosh , [ a ] 21 U.S. (8 Wheat.) 543 (1823), also written M‘Intosh , is a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court that held that private citizens could not purchase lands from Native Americans .
Johnson's Lessee v. McIntosh , 21 U.S. (8 Wheat.) 543 (1823) , is a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court which held private citizens could not purchase lands from Native Americans . The litigation began when the successor in interest to a private purchase from the Piankeshaw attempted to maintain an action of ejectment against the holder ...
In 1874, the U.S. government created the United States Reports, and retroactively numbered older privately-published case reports as part of the new series. As a result, cases appearing in volumes 1–90 of U.S. Reports have dual citation forms; one for the volume number of U.S. Reports, and one for the volume number of the reports named for the relevant reporter of decisions (these are called ...
Johnson v. McIntosh [38] proved that the new central government was in favor of sovereign property rights, by stating that private citizens could not purchase Native American land, and that the federal government has the sole right [39] to negotiate with tribal nations. Cherokee Nation v.
William McIntosh (c. 1760 – July 1832; also printed as "M‘Intosh") [a] was a fur trader, treasurer of the Indiana Territory under William Henry Harrison, and real estate entrepreneur. He became famous for the United States Supreme Court case of Johnson v. McIntosh (1823) and for his massive real estate holdings on the Wabash River.
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In 1874, the U.S. government created the United States Reports, and retroactively numbered older privately published case reports as part of the new series. As a result, cases appearing in volumes 1–90 of U.S. Reports have dual citation forms; one for the volume number of U.S. Reports, and one for the volume number of the reports named for the relevant reporter of decisions (these are called ...
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