Legal Opinion
Worthington v. City Council of Rohnert Park
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 30, 2005No. A107547PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MARCHIANO, P. J.
One of the oldest contracts between Native Americans and Europeans in the United States was Dutch representative Peter Minuit’s purchase of Manhattan Island from “Indians” for 60 guilders worth of goods in 1626. The Dutch West India Company instructed its New Netherlands’ representatives to pay something “therefor to their satisfaction” and to obtain a signed contract “signed by them in their manner.” Times change. Over 377 years later, Native Americans, in a reversal of roles, reached an agreement with city representatives that resulted in this litigation. The…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- McClanahan v. Arizona State Tax CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- California v. Cabazon Band of Mission IndiansSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- DeVita v. County of NapaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1995
- Taxpayers of Michigan Against Casinos v. StateMichigan Supreme Court · 2004
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Sacks v. City of OaklandCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2010
- Citizens to Enforce CEQA v. City of Rohnert ParkCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2005
- Wilde v. City of Dunsmuir, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2018
- County of Amador v. City of PlymouthCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2007
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