Legal Opinion
Wildcatt v. Smith
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided June 19, 1984No. 8330DC773Published
1Opinion of the Court
316 S.E.2d 870 (1984)
Kathleen WILDCATT
v.
John Lloyd SMITH.
No. 8330DC773.
Court of Appeals of North Carolina.
June 19, 1984.
Western North Carolina Legal Services, Inc. by Lawrence Nestler and James H. Holloway, Sylva, for plaintiff.
Holt, Haire, Bridgers & Bryant, P.A. by Ben Oshel Bridgers, Sylva, for defendant.
WELLS, Judge.
This appeal raises for the first time the question of subject matter jurisdiction of our state courts over civil actions between members of the Eastern Band of Cherokees living on the reservation, following the recent creation of a tribal court system by the Eastern Band.[1]
It…
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2Cases cited43 opinions
- Santa Clara Pueblo v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. WheelerSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Worcester v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1832
- United States v. MazurieSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Williams v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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