Talley v. Burgess et al. is a legal case that was argued and submitted to the United States Supreme Court on January 25, 1918, and decided on March 4, 1918. The case involved a contract of sale made by a guardian of a Cherokee Indian minor prior to statehood but after the approval of the act. The Cherokee Agreement of July 1, 1902, imposed no restriction other than that of minority upon the alienation by the heir of his interest in land allotted under 20 in the name of an ancestor who died before receiving. The court held that section 22 of the act of Congress approved April 26, 1906, imposed restrictions against the alienation of lands. The significance of the case is that it established the legal precedent that guardians of Cherokee Indian minors are subject to restrictions on the alienation of allotted inherited lands.
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