County of Broome v. Cuomo
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Casey, J.
The central issue on this appeal is whether the State is compelled, pursuant to section 10 of the State Law, to provide counsel for petitioners’ defense in certain actions commenced against them in Federal District Court by various Indian tribes claiming title and possessory rights with respect to certain real property. We agree with Special Term that section 10 of the State Law is applicable to two of the underlying Federal court actions.
Petitioners are 12 up-State counties named as defendants in one or more of three Federal court actions commenced by several…
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