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Wells v. Wells

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided February 14, 1990No. 16626PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SABERS, Justice.

William Wells appeals an order denying his motion to dismiss Dolly Wells’ divorce action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and lack of a case or controversy.

Facts

William and Dolly, enrolled members of the Crow Creek Tribe, were married in Pierre, Hughes County, South Dakota in 1980. They lived together on the Crow Creek Reservation in Buffalo County until April of 1987 when Dolly left the reservation with their minor children. She eventually settled in Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota in July of that year.

As soon as Dolly left the reservation, William…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Williams v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Williams v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  3. Williams v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  4. Mescalero Apache Tribe v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. Underwriters National Assurance Co. v. North Carolina Life & Accident & Health Insurance Guaranty Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. John v. BakerAlaska Supreme Court · 1999
  2. People in Interest of GRFSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Red Fox v. HettichSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Harris v. YoungSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1991
  5. Risse v. MeeksSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1998

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