Hamilton v. Macdonald

503 F.2d 1138 Clarence HAMILTON, Chairman of the Hopi Tribal Council of the Hopi Indian Tribe for and on Behalf of the Hopi Indian Tribe, Including All Villages and Clans Thereof, and on Behalf of Any and All Hopi Indians Claiming Any Interest in the Lands Described in the Executive Order Dated December 16, 1882, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Peter MacDONALD, Chairman of the Navajo Tribal Council of the Navajo Indian Tribe for and on Behalf of the Navajo Indian Tribe, Including All Villages and Clans Thereof, and on Behalf of Any and All Navajo Indians Claiming Any Interest in the Lands Described in the Executive Order Dated December 16, 1882, Defendant-Appellant, William B. Saxbe, Attorney General of the United States, on Behalf of the United States, Defendant-Appellee. Nos. 73-1151 and 73-2572. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Sept. 12, 1974. George P. Vlassis (argued), Brown, Vlassis & Bain, Phoenix, Ariz., for defendant-appellant. John S. Boyden (argued), Boyden & Kennedy, Salt Lake City, Utah, for plaintiff-appellee. Before BARNES and KOELSCH, Circuit Judges, and FIRTH, * District judge. OPINION KOELSCH, Circuit Judge: 1 These appeals concern a further…