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25 U.S.C. § 194

Trial of right of property; burden of proof

United States · Title 25 — INDIANS · Status: effective

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25 U.S.C. § 194, Trial of right of property; burden of proof, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/459557
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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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