Case Name: Sanford Perryman, appellee, v. The United States, appellants
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1880-02-02
Citations: 15 Ct. Cl. 621
Docket Number: 
Parties: Sanford Perryman, appellee, v. The United States, appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Court of Claims Reports
Volume: 15
Pages: 621–621

Head Matter:
PERRYMAN’S CASE.
(12 C. Cls. R., 704; 100 U. S. R., 235.)
Sanford Perryman, appellee, v. The United States, appellants.
On the defendants’ Appeal.
A friendly Indian brings his action for cattle stolen from Mm hy a white man in the Indian Territory. On the trial it appears that the fluff was hy a negro, whereas the statute giving relief to friendly Indians in such eases uses the term “1711116 person.”
Tlie court below being equally divided upon tbe question, and tbe claimant having no right of appeal, judgment proforma for tho purposes of an, appeal is rendered in favor of the claimant. The defendants appeal.
The judgment^™ forma of the court helo w is reversed, upon tho ground that the defendants are not liable for the theft of a negro, under the Act 30th June, 1834 (4 Stat. L., p. 731, § 16; Rev. Stat., $ 2154, 2155), the statute using the term “ white person.1’

Opinion:
Tbe Chief Justice
delivered tbe opinion of tbe Supreme Court, February 2, 1880.