Legal Opinion
Gustafson v. Estate of Poitra
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided August 10, 2011No. 20100277PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAPSNER, Justice.
[¶ 1] Linus Poitra appealed the default judgment entered by the district court regarding a lease between Darrel Gustafson as lessee and Leon Poitra and Linus Poi-tra as lessors. Linus Poitra argued the district court did not have subject matter jurisdiction to enter the default judgment because the Poitras are members of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, and the land subject to the lease is Indian-owned fee land located within the boundaries of the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation. Linus Poitra argued the default judgment infringed upon tribal sovereignty…
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