Legal Opinion
Comenout v. Washington
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 30, 1983No. 82-3524PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNEED, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs Edward Comenout, Jr., Robert Comenout, and Anna Jack Harris appeal from a grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants the State of Washington, two state agencies, and two officials of the agencies. Edward Comenout is a Quinault Indian who operates a cigarette and liquor store on off-reservation trust land in Washington. State officials and local police officers entered the store pursuant to a search warrant and seized cigarettes and liquor because Comenout was not paying state excise taxes.
Plaintiffs filed this suit under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331(a), 1343 and 42…
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- Moe v. Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead ReservationSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by14 opinions
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