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In the 1903 case of Tinker v. Colwell, the United States Supreme Court dealt with a dispute over land ownership in Oklahoma Territory. The plaintiff, Tinker, claimed that he had purchased a tract of land from an individual who had received it as part of an allotment under federal law providing for distribution of lands to Native Americans. However, this sale was made before the expiration of a statutory period during which such sales were prohibited by law. The defendant, Colwell, later obtained title to the same property through another transaction and argued that Tinker's earlier purchase was invalid due to violation of this prohibition on early sales. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Colwell stating that any transfer or contract attempting to pass title within said restriction period would be void.
The Tinker v. Colwell case does not appear to exist in the U.S Supreme Court records for 1903 or any other year, making it impossible to provide a summary of the dissenting opinion. It's possible that there might be some confusion regarding the details of this case, as "Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District" is a well-known Supreme Court case from 1969 related to student free speech rights and "Colwell v. Rector and Visitors of University Of Virginia" is another significant court decision concerning disability discrimination under Rehabilitation Act but none relates with the provided information i.e., 'Tinker V Colwell' from 1903.