Legal Opinion
Matheson v. Gregoire
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided July 10, 2007No. 35067-0-IIPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*627¶1 — The Puyallup Tribe (Tribe) and the Washington State Department of Revenue entered into an agreement (Agreement) regulating imposition of taxes on cigarette sales in Indian country.1 Paul Matheson, a tribal member and cigarette retailer, sued both the State and the Tribe, alleging that the Agreement was illegal on several grounds. The trial court dismissed the Tribe as a defendant due to its sovereign immunity. Then, finding that the Tribe was an indispensable party, it dismissed the complaint altogether. Matheson appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in finding the Tribe…
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