Legal Opinion
Starlie Lomayaktewa v. Stanley K. Hathaway, and Arizona Public Service Company, Intervenors-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 18, 1975No. 73-2132PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Before BROWNING and DUNIWAY, Circuit Judges, and ORRICK, * District Judge. ORRICK, District Judge:
On June 6, 1966, the Hopi Tribe of Arizona leased to the Peabody Coal Com pany’s predecessor in interest a strip of land for a term of ten years. The land, known as the Black Mesa, was owned jointly with the Navajo Indian Tribe. 1
Appellants, “Kikmongwis” or village leaders of the “traditional Hopi” 2 (i. e., spiritualistic) faction, who brought this action in 1971 to void the lease, appeal from an order of the District Court of Arizona dismissing the action for the failure of appellants to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Shields v. BarrowSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
- United States v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- George Groundhog v. W. W. KeelerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1971
- Turner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Stewart v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
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3Cited by91 opinions
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