Legal Opinion
Cayuga Indian Nation of New York v. Cuomo
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided March 6, 1991No. 80-CV-930, 80-CV-960PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM-DECISION AND ORDER
McCURN, Chief Judge.
The plaintiffs and the defendants have moved for summary judgment concerning the issue of whether defendants’ legal defense of abandonment effectively precludes the plaintiffs from maintaining the instant action. The plaintiffs contend that abandonment is not a viable defense to this lawsuit, and that they can succeed in the present action even though they no longer live on the land at issue in this dispute. The defendants argue that the plaintiffs cannot prevail in this action because they allegedly abandoned the land which is the subject of…
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- DeCoteau v. District County Court for the Tenth Judicial DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Alberto Kreimerman v. Casa Veerkamp, S.A. De C.V.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
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- Canadian St. Regis Band of Mohawk Indians Ex Rel. Francis v. New YorkDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 2003
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