Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Jimeson v. Shongo

New York Supreme Court

Decided December 15, 1913PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Motion for a writ of prohibition directed to the Peacemakers’ Court of the Cattaraugus Reservation.

1Opinion of the CourtWoodward, J.

An action was commenced in the Peacemakers’ Court of the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation to partition certain lands on the Cattaraugus Reservation, resulting in a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs. The relators appealed to the council of the nation, where the judgment was affirmed, and the prem*326ises have been advertised for sale pursuant to the judgment. The relators now ask for a writ of prohibition directed to the defendants restraining them from proceeding with the sale.

As we gather from the moving papers the proceeding has passed into final judgment in the Peacemakers’ Court, has been…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Jimeson v. PierceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902
  2. Jones v. GordonNew York Supreme Court · 1906
  3. Jimeson v. LehleyNew York Supreme Court · 1906

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Bowen v. DoyleDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1995
  2. Mulkins v. . SnowNew York Court of Appeals · 1921
  3. States v. Seneca Nation of New York IndiansDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1921
  4. Rice v. MaybeeDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1933
  5. People Ex Rel. Mulkins v. . JimersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1920

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