Anderson & Middleton Lumber Co. v. Quinault Indian Nation

The Quinault Indian Nation appeals a trial court order partitioning and quieting title to an eighty-acre parcel of land lying entirely within the boundaries of the Quinault Indian Reservation. The Nation claims that its purchase of an interest in the land after the commencement of this action divested the trial court of subject matter and personal jurisdiction. We conclude that the trial court retained its jurisdiction to decide the case. Thus, we affirm.

Facts

Anderson & Middleton Lumber Company (Anderson) brought this action to partition and quiet title to a parcel of property that once was…