S. Unique, Ltd. v. Gila River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
Court of Appeals of Arizona
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.…
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