Legal Opinion
Powell v. Farris
Washington Supreme Court
Decided December 4, 1980No. 46949PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
In March 1977, appellant Allen Powell, respondent Harold Farris, and one Frank LePonis entered into a business relation with the purpose of establishing a smokeshop on the Puyallup Indian Reservation. It was contemplated that cigarette sales and certain gambling operations were to be the mainstay of the business. The parties' partnership agreement provided that LePonis, a non-Indian, would deed certain real property to respondent, an enrolled member of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, on condition that respondent arrange for restoration of Indian trust land status to the property. Appellant,…
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