1. County of Oneida v. Oneida Indian Nation, No. 83-1065, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, October 1, 1984, Argued , March 4, 1985, Decided ** Together with No. 83-1240, New York v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York State et al., also on certiorari to the same court.
OVERVIEW: Respondents, Indian tribes, had common-law right of action against New York counties for unlawful possession of their land pursuant to a 1795 conveyance of said land in violation of Indian Trade and Intercourse Act of 1793.
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