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MATTER OF FISCHER (CHECKMAN)

283 A.D. 518 (1954)

In the Matter of Henry A. Fischer, Jr., as District Attorney of Franklin County, on Behalf of Chiefs of St. Regis Mohawk Tribe of Indians, Appellant. Michael Checkman, Respondent

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

March 24, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur B. Hart for Andrew Bero and others, as Chiefs of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe of Indians.

Main, Pond & Main for respondent.

FOSTER, P. J., COON, HALPERN and IMRIE, JJ., concur.

BERGAN, J.

The respondent Michael Checkman is a white man and is the husband of Minnie Grey Checkman, a member of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe of Indians. The husband and wife have been residing together on lands in the St. Regis Indian Reservation in Franklin County. The lands on which they live are owned by the wife.

On December 17, 1952, the clerk of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe addressed a formal communication...

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