Ewert v. Bluejacket, 259 U.S. 129 (1922) (Nos. 173, 186)
1922
Case name: Ewert v. Bluejacket Opinion filed: 1922-05-15 Docket No.: 173, 186 Citations: • 259 U.S. 129 • 42 S. Ct. 442 • 66 L. Ed. 858 • 1922 U.S. LEXIS 2467 Case holding summaries: • federal employee's single purchase of land from an Indian falls within Congress' intended meaning of phrase "trade with the Indians" • doctrine of laches cannot bar a suit by individual Indians challenging land transactions for violating federal statutory restrictions on alienation • doctrine of laches cannot bar a suit by individual Indians challenging land transactions for violating federal statutory restrictions on alienation
