Legal Opinion
Mexican v. Circle Bear
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided July 3, 1985No. 14917PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*738WOLLMAN, Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the circuit court quashing a temporary restraining order and releasing the body of Charles Mexican, deceased, to his sisters, Irene Circle Bear and Sarah Mexican. We reverse and remand with directions to give recognition to the order of the Cheyenne River Tribal Court. "
Charles Mexican and Mabel Mexican (for convenience we will refer to decedent and the parties by their first names) were married on March 17, 1955. Mabel is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; Charles was an enrolled member of the Oglala…
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