Legal Opinion
Andrews v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided May 19, 1948No. Claim No. 28516PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGorman, J.
Claimant brings this action as an enrolled member of the Onondaga Nation, not residing on the reservation. As such, she alleges she was the possessor of certain rights in communal lands of said nation, which have been abridged. She demands a judgment against the State of New York because it purchased some of said land and paid the agreed price to the Council of Chiefs who distributed the proceeds equally among the enrolled members of the tribe living on the reservation.
The defendant moves to dismiss the claim on several grounds including- failure to state facts sufficient to constitute a…
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- United States v. KagamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Heckman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
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