Legal Opinion
Button v. Snyder
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided June 22, 1934No. 1780PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KNIGHT, District Judge.
This action is brought to recover damages on account of the appropriation by the state of New1 York of eertain lands owned by the plaintiff and to enjoin the defendants from exercising any rights of ownership, occupation, or authority over such land. The plaintiff is of Indian blood or descent and a member of the Seneca Nation of Indians. He was the owner and resident of an allotment of land located upon the Cattaraugus Reservation of the Seneca Nation of Indians of New York State under and by virtue of the Treaty of Kon-on-daigua of 1794 (7 Stat. 44) and the laws…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Deere v. St. Lawrence River Power Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1929
- States v. Seneca Nation of New York IndiansDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1921
- Rice v. MaybeeDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1933
- Snyder v. FancherDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1932
3Cited by4 opinions
- Martinez v. Southern Ute Tribe of Southern Ute ReservationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1957
- Martinez v. Southern Ute TribeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1957
- Richardson v. MaloneDistrict Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 1991
- Kennedy v. Public Works AdministrationDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1938