Legal Opinion
National Farmers Union Insurance v. Crow Tribe of Indians
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 3, 1985No. 84-320PublishedCited by 682 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
A member of the Crow Tribe of Indians filed suit against the Lodge Grass School District No. 27 (School District) in the Crow Tribal Court and obtained a default judgment. Thereafter, the School District and its insurer, National Farmers Union Insurance Companies (National), commenced this litigation in the District Court for the District of Montana; that court was persuaded that the Crow Tribal Court had no jurisdiction over a civil action against a non-Indian and entered an injunction against further proceedings in the Tribal Court. The Court of Appeals reversed, holding that the District…
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