Schaghticoke Indians of Kent, Conn., Inc. v. Potter

• Decision Date: 21 June 1990
• Citation: 576 A.2d 545,215 Conn. 816
• Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
• Parties: SCHAGHTICOKE INDIANS OF KENT, CONNECTICUT, INC., et al. v. Keith POTTER et al.

Page 545

576 A.2d 545

215 Conn. 816

SCHAGHTICOKE INDIANS OF KENT, CONNECTICUT, INC., et al. v. Keith POTTER et al.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided June 21, 1990.

Grace M. Dodier, Asst. Atty. Gen., in support of the petition.

The plaintiffs state of Connecticut's and commissioner of environmental protection's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 22 Conn.App. 229, 577 A.2d 719, is granted, limited to the following issues:

"1. Do the Connecticut courts have civil jurisdiction over the state's Indian tribes and reservations?

"2. Does the state, as intervenor, have the right to appeal an Indian tribal dispute?"