Legal Opinion
Teague v. Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided July 27, 1999No. 98-3150, 98-3484PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMyse, P.J.
The Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Band) appeals a judgment awarding damages against the Band for breach of 1993 and 1995 employment contracts with Jerry Teague. The Band contends the circuit court erred by: (1) refusing to give full faith and credit to a tribal court judgment declaring the employment contracts null and void pursuant to § 806.245, Stats.; (2) finding that the Band was estopped from arguing as an affirmative defense that the employment contracts had not received federal approval as required by the Band's corporate charter; (3) excluding all…
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