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Carney v. Chapman, 247 U.S. 102 (1918)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Carney v. Chapman, 247 U.S. 102 (1918)
Carney v. Chapman No. 281 Argued May 1, 1918 Decided May 20, 1918 247 U.S. 102
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT
OR THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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The construction of an act of Congress may be involved by implication so as to present a federal question.
Evidence that, notwithstanding a tribal law of 1876 directing that marriages be solemnized by judge or preacher, it was customary among the Chickasaws to disregard such ceremonies, with evidence that two Indians held themselves out as man and wife and were reputed married, held enough to warrant a finding of marriage contracted under the tribal customs, within the meaning of the Act of Congress of May 2, 1890, ratifying marriages theretofore contracted under the laws or tribal customs of Indian nations of the Indian Territory.
158 P. 1125 affirmed.
The case is stated in the opinion.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Carney v. Chapman, 247 U.S. 102 (1918) in 247 U.S. 102 Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=FXZHRWPUUW4LCTY.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Carney v. Chapman, 247 U.S. 102 (1918), in 247 U.S. 102, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=FXZHRWPUUW4LCTY.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Carney v. Chapman, 247 U.S. 102 (1918). cited in 1918, 247 U.S. 102. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=FXZHRWPUUW4LCTY.
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