Legal Opinion
The State of New York v. Danny White
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 29, 1975No. 148, Docket 75-7254PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD, Circuit Judge:
The State of New York, appeals from a March 27, 1975 order of the Northern District, Port, J., dismissing for lack of subject matter jurisdiction its complaint to regain possession and “remove a cloud on plaintiff’s title” to 612.7 acres of land in Herkimer County, New York, which it had acquired by deed dated August 7, 1973, for the sum of $783,000.
The genesis of the present controversy lies in events far in the past. Following the victory of the American colonies in the Revolutionary War, the Mohawk Indian Nation, which had sided with the British, migrated from New…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Taylor v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Whitehead v. ShattuckSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Hopkins v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
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