Legal Opinion
Padilla v. Pueblo of Acoma
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided May 9, 1988No. 16835PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RANSOM, Justice.
Frank Padilla, a roofing consultant, sued the Pueblo of Acoma d/b/a Sky City Contractors for breach of contracts under which Padilla supervised Sky City’s installation of roofs on two building projects located off the Acoma reservation. The Pueblo moved to dismiss the suit for lack of subject matter jurisdiction on the grounds of sovereign immunity. Following a hearing, the district court granted the Pueblo’s motion and dismissed the complaint. Padilla appeals. We reverse.
We initially address whether the Pueblo adequately raised lack of subject matter jurisdiction in…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Mescalero Apache Tribe v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache TribeSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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