Legal Opinion
Allstate Indemnity Co. v. Stump
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 19, 1999No. 97-35822PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge:
This is a dispute between the estates of deceased members of an Indian tribe and an off-reservation insurer over the insurer’s allegedly bad faith denial of insurance coverage for a fatal automobile accident. The accident occurred on a road maintained by the tribe and located on tribal land. The insurer, Allstate, filed this declaratory judgment action in district court to challenge tribal court jurisdiction over the estates’ suit against Allstate for failure to settle. The district court held that the tribal court had jurisdiction and entered judgment for the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Montana v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- National Farmers Union Insurance v. Crow Tribe of IndiansSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Iowa Mutual Insurance v. LaPlanteSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Strate v. A-1 ContractorsSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- El Paso Natural Gas Co. v. NeztsosieSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
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3Cited by8 opinions
- MacArthur v. San Juan CountyDistrict Court, D. Utah · 2005
- Ford Motor Co. v. TodecheeneCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
- Malaterre v. Amerind Risk ManagementDistrict Court, D. North Dakota · 2005
- Clark v. AllenNavajo Nation Supreme Court · 1999
- Allstate Indemnity Company v. Vina StumpCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
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