Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. Davis
Navajo Nation Supreme Court
Decided August 16, 2004No. SC-CV-52-03PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion delivered by
BATES ARTHUR, Chief Justice.
This case concerns the scope of an appeal from a denial of a motion to set aside a judgment under Rule 60 of the Navajo Rules of Civil Procedure. Based on our review of the pleading1 and the record, we affirm the decision of the Chinle Family Court. Our reasons are set forth below.
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Appellees brought this case as a petition for quiet title seeking ownership of a congressional gold medal awarded to Roy Begay, a deceased Navajo Code Talker. In preparation for a trial, Appellants and Appellees agreed that one of the witnesses to testify would be…
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