Legal Opinion
Kizis v. Morse Diesel International, Inc.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 16, 2002No. SC 16499PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SULLIVAN, C. J.
The issue presented in this appeal is whether the trial court has subject matter jurisdiction over an action brought to recover for a personal injury that allegedly occurred on land belonging to the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut (tribe) when the action was brought by a patron who is not Indian against employees of the tribe and the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (authority)1 who are not Indian. The plaintiff, Louise E. Kizis, brought this negligence action against eight defendants2 for injuries resulting from a *49fall at the Mohegan Sun Casino. Of the eight…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Santa Clara Pueblo v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- White Mountain Apache Tribe v. BrackerSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Cherokee Nation v. State of GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1831
- Oklahoma Tax Comm'n v. Citizen Band of Potawatomi Tribe of Okla.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- United States v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
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3Cited by57 opinions
- Batte-Holmgren v. Commissioner of Public HealthSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
- Columbia Air Services, Inc. v. Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
- Doe v. Santa Clara PuebloNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2007
- Bassett v. Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center Inc.District Court, D. Connecticut · 2002
- Beecher v. Mohegan Tribe of Indians of ConnecticutSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
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