25 USC § 194 - Trial of right of property; burden of proof

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title: "25 USC § 194 - Trial of right of property; burden of proof"
title_number: 25
title_name: "INDIANS"
section_number: "194"
section_name: "Trial of right of property; burden of proof"
chapter_number: 5
chapter_name: "PROTECTION OF INDIANS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-07-14"
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source_credit: "(R.S. § 2126.)"
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# § 194. Trial of right of property; burden of proof

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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**Source Credit**: (R.S. § 2126.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

R.S. § 2126 derived from , .