Legal Opinion

Housing Authority of Seminole Nation v. Harjo

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided April 17, 1990No. 67999Published

1Opinion of the Court

790 P.2d 1098 (1990)

The HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE SEMINOLE NATION, Appellee,

v.

Josephine HARJO, Appellant.

No. 67999.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

April 17, 1990.

Renee Colbert Cullen, Edmond, for appellee.

L. Susan Work, Gregory H. Bigler, Oklahoma Indian Legal Services, Oklahoma City, for appellant.

SUMMERS, Justice:

Josephine Harjo, a fullblood Seminole Indian, fell behind on her monthly housing payments to the Seminole Housing Authority. The Housing Authority brought suit in the District Court of Seminole County under the state's Forcible Entry and Detainer statutes. Harjo moved to dismiss asserting…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. United States v. MazurieSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. McClanahan v. Arizona State Tax CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Mescalero Apache Tribe v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Moe v. Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead ReservationSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Donnelly v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1913

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