Legal Opinion
Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe of Indians v. Town of Southbury
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 3, 1995No. 15019; 15020PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
The dispositive issue in this consolidated appeal is the extent of the jurisdiction of the Superior Court to inquire into a plaintiffs authority to bring a lawsuit in the name of an Indian tribe. The plaintiff, representing itself to be the Golden Hill Pau-gussett Tribe of Indians (plaintiff), brought an action to quiet title to land located in the town of Southbury (town). In its complaint, the plaintiff requested that the town be designated representative of a proposed defendant class of current owners of that land. The state of Connecticut (state) and a party representing itself as the…
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