Justice Jackson delivered the opinion the Court in this case which centered on the Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company’s electric service lines alongside a highway that travelled through allotted Indian land. In this case, the United States requested both for a declaratory judgment that acknowledged that the Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company illegally occupied certain Indian land, and also, for an injunction to end the Company’s occupation of the aforementioned land. The Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the lower court and dismissed the complaint.
Justice Jackson delivered the opinion the Court in this case which centered on the Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company’s electric service lines alongside a highway that travelled through allotted Indian land. In this case, the United States requested both for a declaratory judgment that acknowledged that the Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company illegally occupied certain Indian land, and also, for an injunction to end the Company’s occupation of the aforementioned land. The Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the lower court and dismissed the complaint.