Legal Opinion

S. Unique, Ltd. v. Gila River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided September 8, 1983No. 1 CA-CIV 5236PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CORCORAN, Judge.

This is an appeal by the plaintiff below from the trial court’s order dismissing its complaint with prejudice. The complaint was filed by the plaintiff-appellant S. Unique, Ltd., a private corporation, against the Gila River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (Indian Corporation), which holds a Corporate Charter for business purposes under federal statute, and its alleged business enterprise known as the Gila River Farms (GRF). We are called upon to determine whether the trial court erred by applying the doctrine of tribal immunity in its ruling to bar appellant’s claim.…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Santa Clara Pueblo v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Williams v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  3. Federal Housing Administration, Region No. 4 v. BurrSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  4. Atkinson v. HaldaneAlaska Supreme Court · 1977
  5. Maryland Casualty Company v. Citizens National Bank of West HollywoodCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. Dixon v. Picopa Construction Co.Arizona Supreme Court · 1989
  2. Gavle v. Little Six, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1996
  3. Smith Plumbing Co. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Arizona Supreme Court · 1986
  4. Trudgeon v. Fantasy Springs CasinoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1999
  5. Wippert v. Blackfeet Tribe of Blackfeet Indian ReservationMontana Supreme Court · 1993

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