Morgan v. Colorado River Indian Tribe

BERNSTEIN, Justice.

The Appellee, Colorado River Indian Tribe, is an organized Indian tribe under the laws of the United States. 25 U.S.C.A. §§ 476-477. The tribe owns and operates, as a tribal enterprise, the Blue Water Marina Park. The park is located on the Arizona side of the Colorado River. The tribe exerts considerable effort to attract the general public into the park for the purpose of stimulating business for the corporate enterprise.

On August 18, 1964, Appellant’s decedent, Teresa Ann Morgan, went swimming in the Colorado River adjacent to Appellee’s business establishment. The area…