Seneca Nation of Indians v. Lehley
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, Erie county. Action was brought by the Seneca Nation of Indians, against Jacob Lehley and another, to recover possession of certain lands located on the Cattaraugus reservation. Plaintiff appealed from a judgment for defendants.
1Opinion of the CourtMacomber, J.
The facts upon which this controversy arises are undisr puted, and the same were agreed upon by the parties, and were submitted to *246the court upon the trial without a jury. The defendants claim the right to the continued possession of the premises, under a title derived from one Chauncey C. Jemison, a member of the Seneca Nation of Indians, who died on the reservation in the month of March, 1885. The defendant Harriet Lehley, the wife of the defendant Jacob Lehley, is a daughter of Chauncey C. Jemison. For a period of more than 20 years before the beginning of this action, and during the…
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2Cases cited2 opinions
- O'Gara v. . EisenlohrNew York Court of Appeals · 1868
- Jackson ex dem. Schuyler v. RussellNew York Supreme Court · 1830
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- Jemison v. . Bell Telephone Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1906
- Hatch v. LuckmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1913
- Hatch v. LuckmanNew York Supreme Court · 1909
- In re Woodin, New York County Courts1931
- United States ex rel. Pierce v. WaldowDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1923
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