Legal Opinion
Woodtick v. Crosby
Montana Supreme Court
Decided January 9, 1976No. 12981PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Daly
This is an appeal from the district court, Big Horn County, from a final judgment dismissing plaintiff’s complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Plaintiff, a competent Crow Indian, was issued a patent in fee simple on October 13, 1971 to land situate within the exterior boundaries of the Crow Indian Reservation. Subsequently, by warranty deed dated October 29, 1971, plaintiff conveyed this land to Rodney L. Crosby, a non-Indian.
By his complaint, filed July 23, 1974, plaintiff seeks cancellation of the deed given Crosby alleging that by this deed Crosby became the non-Indian owner of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Bear v. District Court of the Fifteenth Judicial District Ex Rel. County of RooseveltMontana Supreme Court · 1973
- Larkin v. PaughSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Dickson v. Luck Land Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Montana Power Co. v. RochesterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1942
- Dillon v. Antler Land CompanyDistrict Court, D. Montana · 1972
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