Title 25 — IndiansRelease 119-73
§194 Trial of right of property; burden of proof
Title 25 › Chapter CHAPTER 5— - PROTECTION OF INDIANS › § 194
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Title 25, §194
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In all trials about the right of property in which an Indian may be a party on one side, and a white person on the other, the burden of proof shall rest upon the white person, whenever the Indian shall make out a presumption of title in himself from the fact of previous possession or ownership.
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Codification R.S. § 2126 derived from act June 30, 1834, ch. 161, § 22, 4 Stat. 733.
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25 U.S.C. § 194
Title 25 — Indians
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Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73