Legal Opinion
Gourneau v. Smith
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided April 12, 1973No. Civ. 8842PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STRUTZ, Chief Justice.
The plaintiff appeals from a judgment entered in the district court dismissing her complaint on the ground that the court lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter. She had started the action for personal injuries which she claims to have suffered as a result of an automobile accident occurring on a State highway on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation on November IS, 1970. Both the plaintiff and the defendant are enrolled members of that reservation.
The defendant failed to answer the complaint as required by law and the North Dakota Rules of Civil Procedure. Upon his…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Williams v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Kennerly v. District Court of the Ninth Judicial District of MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Vermillion v. Spotted ElkNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1957
- Very v. WhiteshieldNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1963
3Cited by43 opinions
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- State v. SchmuckWashington Supreme Court · 1993
- Sheppard v. SheppardIdaho Supreme Court · 1982
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