Legal Opinion
Auto-Owners Insurance Co. v. Tribal Court of the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 1, 2007No. 06-3562PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
Auto-Owners Insurance Company (“Auto Owners”) filed a declaratory judgment action against its insureds, the Tate Topa Tribal Education Board and the Tate Topa Tribal School (collectively “Tate Topa”), in light of potential coverage claims. Tate Topa moved to dismiss the suit, contending that the action was barred by sovereign immunity, which it enjoyed as an entity of the Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe. Tate Topa now appeals the district court’s order denying its renewed motion to dismiss. We reverse the decision of the district court.
I. Background
In April 2001, a Tate Topa…
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