Legal Opinion
County of Broome v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 23, 1986PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Mahoney, P. J.
Claimants are 12 New York counties who were named in at least one of three Federal court actions instituted by various Oneida Indian tribes or Nations based on allegations that certain lands were unlawfully taken from their ancestors by the State, the predecessor in title to the counties. Two of those actions sought return of the land; the other sought money damages. The counties made a written demand on then Governor Hugh Carey that he employ counsel to provide for the defense of the actions pursuant to State Law § 10, which provides: "The governor shall, at…
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