Francis v. Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy Housing Authority

[¶ 1] Pamela F. Francis appeals from the summary judgment entered in the Superior Court (Washington County, Krav-chuk, C.J.) dismissing her breach of contract action against the Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy Housing Authority. The Housing Authority cross-appeals a similar grant of a summary judgment dismissing its contract-based counterclaims against Francis. Francis contends that the Superior Court erred as a matter of law in finding that the Housing Authority’s acts constituted an “internal tribal matter” pursuant to 30 M.R.S.A. § 6201 (1996), and, therefore, it lacked jurisdiction to hear…