Legal Opinion
Seneca Nation of Indians v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided December 17, 1965No. Appeal No. 14-63; Ind. Cl. Comm. Docket Nos. 342-A, 368-APublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDavis, Judge
This is a sibling to The Six Nations v. United States, Appeal No. 8-63 (also decided this day), ante, p. 899, in which the Senecas seek to charge the United States, under the Indian Claims Commission Act, 25 U.S.C. § 70a, for four sales of their New York lands, at allegedly inadequate prices, to private parties. The Indian Claims Commission rejected each of the four claims on the ground that the Federal Government was not responsible for the transactions. 12 Ind. Cl. Comm. 755. We agree as to the first sale in 1788, but reverse as to the later ones in 1797, 1826, and 1838-1842.
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