Legal Opinion
Gesinger v. Gesinger
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided April 26, 1995No. 18649PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMUNDSON, Justice.
Appellant Gerald Gesinger (Gerald) appeals from the trial court’s decision to grant comity to the judgment of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Court (tribal court) in favor of Keith Gesinger (Keith). We affirm.
FACTS
The parties in this case are father and son. Gerald is non-Indian; Keith is Indian, and an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. The two entered into an oral employment agreement whereby Keith would receive livestock as compensation for working for his father. In 1987, a dispute arose over ownership of twenty head of cattle which, at the time of the…
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