Jefferson v. Big Horn County

¶ 1 The Plaintiffs appeal the order of the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Big Horn County, dissolving part of its previous judgment. We affirm.

¶2 This appeal raises the following issue:

¶3 Whether the doctrine of res judicata barred the District Court from vacating that portion of its judgment which granted future tax exemptions for the Crow Tribe Members?

BACKGROUND

¶4 On January 31, 1989, Dorothy Jefferson, an enrolled member of the Crow Tribe, filed an action on behalf of herself and all persons similarly situated against Big Horn County and the State of Montana (hereinafter referred to…