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Foxworthy v. Puyallup Tribe of Indians Ass'n

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided October 16, 2007No. 36132-9-IIPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHunt, J.

¶1 Holly Foxworthy appeals the trial court’s dismissal of her negligence action against the Puyallup Tribe of Indians Association (Tribe) for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Foxworthy was traveling in her automobile off the Puyallup reservation when an intoxicated driver collided with her. Foxworthy sued the intoxicated driver and the Tribe, doing business as the Emerald Queen Casino (Casino), for serving the driver an excessive amount of alcohol in violation of Washington’s dram shop act, RCW 66.44.200. Ruling that the sovereign Tribe was immune from Foxworthy’s lawsuit, the trial court…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Santa Clara Pueblo v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Worcester v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1832
  3. Cherokee Nation v. State of GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1831
  4. Oklahoma Tax Comm'n v. Citizen Band of Potawatomi Tribe of Okla.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. United States v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  5. Mudarri v. StateCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2008

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