Onondaga Nation v. Thacher
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiffs, The Onondaga Nation and others, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Onondaga on the 26th day of December, 1899, upon the decision of the court, rendered after a trial at the Onondaga Special Term, dismissing the complaint upon the merits.
1Opinion of the Court
Williams, J.:
The action was brought to recover possession of four wampum belts, and for equitable relief in reference thereto. The defendant claimed that he acquired title to the belts from Rev. Dr. Oliver Crane, March 24, 1893; that Dr. Crane acquired title .thereto from Henry B. Carrington of the United States army, in the month of July, 1892, and that Carrington acquired title thereto from Thomas Webster, a member of the Onondaga tribe of Indians living on the Onondaga reservation in the State of New York on the 10th day of February, 1891. The claim made by the plaintiffs was that at the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Johnson v. . Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1900
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Andrews v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1948
- Sutton v. DuntleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1923