Tee-Hit-Ton v. United States
| Tee-Hit-Ton v. United States | |
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| Argued November 12, 1954 Decided February 7, 1955 | |
| Full case name | Tee-Hit-Ton Indians v. United States |
| Citations | 348 U.S. 272 (more) 75 S. Ct. 313; 99 L. Ed. 2d 314; 1955 U.S. LEXIS 1186 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Appeal from the United States Court of Claims, 120 F. Supp. 202 (1954) |
| Subsequent | 132 F. Supp. 695 (1955) |
| Holding | |
| A Tribal nation's right of occupancy may be eliminated by the United States without any compensation. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Reed, joined by Black, Burton, Clark, Minton |
| Dissent | Douglas, joined by Warren, Frankfurter |
Tee-Hit-Ton v. United States, 348 U.S. 272 (1955), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that a Tribal nation's right of occupancy (or "aboriginal title") may be eliminated by the United States without any compensation. Breaking with earlier cases, the court said the Natives' right of occupancy was lesser than a vested property right that the fee simple owner of the land would have within the American property system.