Legal Opinion
Department of Game v. Puyallup Tribe, Inc.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided April 8, 1976No. 43736PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*666Hunter, J.
The appellants (defendants), the Puyallup Tribe and Ramona Bennett, the Tribal Council chairwoman,1 appeal from a decision of the Superior Court for Pierce County, which determined the extent of their right to commercially fish for steelhead. The Washington State Department of Game has also appealed from certain aspects of the trial court’s decision.
This case does not involve a conflict of recent origin. Rather, the initial litigation commenced in 1963. Since that time, we have written two decisions, both of which have been reviewed by the United States Supreme Court. In order to…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Worcester v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1832
- State Ex Rel. Carroll v. JunkerWashington Supreme Court · 1971
- McClanahan v. Arizona State Tax CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Truax v. CorriganSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- DeCoteau v. District County Court for the Tenth Judicial DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Washington v. Washington State Commercial Passenger Fishing Vessel Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Puyallup Tribe, Inc. v. Department of Game of WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- United States v. WashingtonDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1978
- Puget Sound Gillnetters Ass'n v. MoosWashington Supreme Court · 1979
- United States v. State of WashingtonDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1978
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