Legal Opinion
Yankton Sioux Tribe of Indians v. Nelson
District Court, D. South Dakota
Decided March 21, 1985No. CIV 76-4066PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER
NICHOL, Senior District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
The controversy before the Court involves the ownership of the bed of Lake Andes. Ownership is claimed by the plaintiff, Yankton Sioux Tribe of Indians (Tribe) and by the intervenor-defendant State of South Dakota (State). The intervenor-defendant County of Charles Mix (County) claims a governmental interest, but no direct proprietary interest. The intervenorplaintiff and cross-claimant United States of America (United States) wishes to protect a perpetual easement in the lakebed which the State conveyed to the United…
2Cases cited41 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Panos v. PerchezIndiana Court of Appeals · 1989
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