The following excerpt is from Oneida Indian Nation of NY State v. County of Oneida, NY, 464 F.2d 916 (2nd Cir. 1972):
8 But not in the case of a suit to quiet title, Shulthis v. McDougal, 225 U.S. 561, 32 S.Ct. 704, 56 L.Ed. 1205 (1912). As has been well said, "It would be very surprising if this ancient lore as to the forms of action should correspond to any functional justification for federal question jurisdiction," ALI Study, supra, at 170.
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