Baker v. Johns
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment, entered in favor of plaintiff, on verdict of Cattaraugus circuit, and from order denying new . trial.
1Opinion of the CourtBradley, J.
The action is ejectment, to recover the possession of land which is part of the Allegany Indian reservation and situated in the village of Salamanca, county of Cattaraugus. .
On the 26th day of Hay, 1871, George Jemison, a Seneca Indian residing on the reservation, made to the plaintiff a lease of certain premises (of which those in question are a part) for the term of twelve years. And on the 16th day of June, 1874, the same Jemison, executed and delivered to the defendant Johns a lease of the land in question, and the defendant Netz is his tenant, and in possession. The plaintiff had a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Dawley v. . BrownNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Cagger v. . LansingNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
- Bates v. StearnsNew York Supreme Court · 1840
- Briggs v. WellsNew York Supreme Court · 1851
- Lang v. WilbrahamThe Superior Court of New York City · 1853
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