Legal Opinion
Silentman v. Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Co.
Navajo Nation Supreme Court
Decided June 25, 2003No. SC-CV-12-00PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion delivered by
YAZZIE, Chief Justice.
This appeal requires us to review a decision of the Navajo Nation Labor Commission (Labor Commission) on the Navajo Preference in Employment Act (NPEA) claims of Stewart (Silentman), a Navajo. We affirm the Labor Commission’s decision and issue this opinion to clarify the standard of review on appeal and its application to this case.
In its decision, the Labor Commission concluded that (1) Pittsburg and Midway Coal Mining Company did not violate NPEA, 15 NNC §604 (C)(2), when P&M laid off Silentman and retained non-Indian production supervisors, (2)…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Dickinson v. ZurkoSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Ssih Equipment S.A. v. United States International Trade Commission and Stewart-Warner CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
- Landes Construction Co., Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Royal Bank of Canada, Defendant-Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
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