Legal Opinion
Hoover v. Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided December 12, 1995No. 78185PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALMA WILSON, Chief Justice:
The issue is whether a contract between an Indian tribe and a non-Indian is enforceable in state court when the contract is executed outside of Indian Country. We hold that it is enforceable.
FACTS
On April 3, 1990, the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma, represented by the individuals named in Hoover’s complaint, 1 made, executed and delivered to Robert M. Hoover, Jr., a promissory note for $142,500.00, and executed a security agreement on the same date pledging as security 5,000 shares of common stock of Clinton-Sherman Aviation, Inc. 2 The tribe allegedly breached the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Mescalero Apache Tribe v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Nevada v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Organized Village of Kake v. EganSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Oklahoma Tax Commission v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Lewis v. Sac & Fox Tribe of Oklahoma Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1994
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma v. Manufacturing Technologies, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma v. Manufacturing Technologies, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Kiowa Indian Tribe v. HooverCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
- Aircraft Equipment Co. v. Kiowa Tribe of OklahomaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1997
- Aircraft Equipment Co. v. Kiowa Tribe of OklahomaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1996
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