Legal Opinion
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. v. Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 23, 1996No. 1300, Docket 95-9014PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Niagara Mohawk Power Company (“Niagara Mohawk”), a public utility corporation organized under New York law, filed this action for declaratory relief on March 3, 1993. The plaintiff is the successor to the rights and obligations of the Niagara, Loek-port & Ontario Power Company (“Niagara Loekport”) under an April 27,1936, franchise agreement with the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians (“Tonawanda Band”), a federally recognized Indian tribe. The plaintiff claims principally that the traditional governing body of the tribe, the Council of Chiefs, sought in…
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