Descheene v. Light
Navajo Nation Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
OPLMON
YAZZIE
filed the opinion of the Court, which GRANT joined.
This case concerns the dismissal of a probate case by the Shiproek Family Court (Family Court) after this Court remanded a previous appeal with instructions. The Court affirms part of the decision and vacates part of the decision, and remands the case for the Family Court to issue a final judgment.
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This case comes back to this Court after it remanded a previous appeal for further proceedings. See In re Estate of Kindle, No. SC-CV-38-99 (Nav.Sup.Ct. August 2, 2001). The first appeal also concerned the Family Court’s dismissal of a…
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