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Administrative
The People, ex rel. That Portion of the Cayuga Nation of Indians residing in Canada, Respondent, v. The Board of Commissioners of the Land Office, Appellant
99 N.Y. 648·New York Court of Appeals·1885·NY
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Opinion
The People, ex rel. That Portion of the Cayuga Nation of Indians residing in Canada, Respondent, v. The Board of Commissioners of the Land Office, Appellant.
(Argued April 17, 1885;
decided June 2, 1885.)
As a majority of the court did not concur in the opinion in this case it is not reported.
Denis O’Brien, Attorney-General, for appellant.
James C. Strong for respondent.
[MAJORITY — Danforth, J.,]
Danforth, J.,
reads for reversal of order of General Term and for quashing certiorari • Ruger, Ch. J., and Miller, J., concur; Earl, J., concurs in result; Finch, J., dissents; Rapallo and Andrews, JJ., do not vote.
Order reversed and writ quashed.