Legal Opinion
Carl E. Gungoll Exploration Joint Venture v. Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided December 22, 1998No. 87,031, 87,032PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMERS, V.C.J.
¶ 1 The Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma appeals from two judgments rendered against it in the District Court of Oklahoma County on promissory notes executed by the Tribe. In light of a recent decision of the United States Supreme Court on the subject of Indian tribal sovereign immunity we must reverse and remand.
¶ 2 In Case Number 87,031 Carl Gungoll Exploration Joint Venture (Gungoll) brought suit against the'Tribe to recover money owing on a promissory note. The note makes no mention of a waiver of or limit on the Tribe’s right of sovereign immunity. The Tribe failed to repay the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Santa Clara Pueblo v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Oklahoma Tax Comm'n v. Citizen Band of Potawatomi Tribe of Okla.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma v. Manufacturing Technologies, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Puyallup Tribe, Inc. v. Department of Game of WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation v. Wold Engineering, P. C.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by10 opinions
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