Warr v. United States

OPINION AND ORDER

HEWITT, Judge.

This is a suit by the tenant of Native American allottees against the government for monetary damages arising out of crop losses on the rented land due to inadequate water supplies from the Wapato Irrigation Project. The action is before this court on Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss, or in the Alternative, Motion for Summary for Judgment (Def.’s Mot.). With regard to the jurisdictional challenge, the primary issue is whether or not a contract existed between plaintiff tenant and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Plaintiff first filed suit in the United States District…