Legal Opinion

Anderson & Middleton Lumber Co. v. Quinault Indian Nation

Washington Supreme Court

Decided December 26, 1996No. 63491-2PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.

— The Quinault Indian Nation appeals a decision by the Court of Appeals, Division Two, which affirmed summary judgment by the Grays Harbor County Superior Court in favor of Anderson & Middleton Lumber Company in a partition and quiet title action involving eighty acres of property located within the borders of the Quinault Indian Reservation. We affirm.

QUESTION PRESENTED

The sole question presented in this case is whether the Grays Harbor County Superior Court retained jurisdiction over an action to partition and quiet title to fee-patented lands located within the Quinault Indian Reservation…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Moe v. Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead ReservationSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. County of Yakima v. Confederated Tribes & Bands of the Yakima Indian NationSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  3. Hodel v. IrvingSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. Matter of HeffSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
  5. United States v. WashingtonDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1974

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3Cited by44 opinions

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  3. State v. TaylorWashington Supreme Court · 2003
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  5. Wright v. Colville Tribal Enterprise Corp.Washington Supreme Court · 2006

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