Alfred v. Anderson

OPINION

OMAN, Justice.

Petitioners are Navajo Indians, enrolled members of the Navajo Tribe and reside on the Navajo Reservation. They are both employed in the Navajo Mine, which is located within San Juan County, New Mexico and within the Navajo Reservation. They are employed by Utah International, Inc., a non-Navajo corporation which operates the mine.

Each Petitioner incurred an indebtedness at a place of business located off the reservation. Each failed to pay the indebtedness he incurred and was sued therefor in Division II of the Magistrate Court of San Juan County over which Respondent…