Legal Opinion
Enerplus Resources (USA) Corp. v. Wilbur Wilkinson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 2, 2017No. 16-3715PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Chief Judge.
Enerplus Resources (USA) Corporation (“Enerplus”) mistakenly overpaid mineral royalties to Wilbur Wilkinson and demanded a return of the excess funds. In response, Wilkinson sued Enerplus in tribal court. Enerplus then filed suit in federal court, seeking the return of the excess funds and a declaration that the tribal court lacked jurisdiction over the dispute. The district court 1 preliminarily enjoined Wilkinson from proceeding with his case in tribal court. Wilkinson appeals. We affirm.
I. Background
Wilbur Wilkinson sued Peak North Dakota, LLC (“Peak North”) in tribal…
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