Legal Opinion
Comenout v. Burdman
Washington Supreme Court
Decided August 8, 1974No. 42976PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHunter, J.
— This appeal arises from a writ of prohibition brought by the petitioners (appellants), Dollietta and Kenneth Comenout, against the respondents, Milton Burdman, as Secretary of the Department of Social and Health Services, and Judge Warner Poyhonen, Judge Pro Tern of the Superior Court for Grays Harbor County. The case deals with the issue of whether the State of Washington has jurisdiction to deprive the petitioners of their parental rights over their children where the petitioners are Quinault Indians residing on the Quinault Indian Reservation.
The facts in the instant case are as follows.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Tonasket v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1974
- State ex rel. Adams v. Superior Court for Okanogan CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1960
- State v. BertrandWashington Supreme Court · 1963
- In Re ColwashWashington Supreme Court · 1960
3Cited by22 opinions
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- In Re Adoption of BuehlWashington Supreme Court · 1976
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- State v. BattenCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1977
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