Legal Opinion
Yellowstone County, a Political Subdivision of the State of Montana v. Carl Pease
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 11, 1996No. 95-36026PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether an Indian tribal court has subject matter jurisdiction to entertain an action challenging a county’s right to impose property taxes on reservation land held in fee by a member of the tribe.
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Carl Pease, a member of the Crow Tribe of Indians (“the Tribe”) in Montana, appeals from the district court’s summary judgment for Yellowstone County (the “County”) in the County’s action seeking a declaratory judg ment that the Crow Tribal Court exceeded its jurisdiction by ruling that Pease was not required to pay property taxes imposed by the County.
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2Cases cited19 opinions
- United States v. WheelerSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Montana v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- National Farmers Union Insurance v. Crow Tribe of IndiansSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Iowa Mutual Insurance v. LaPlanteSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- County of Yakima v. Confederated Tribes & Bands of the Yakima Indian NationSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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3Cited by55 opinions
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