Legal Opinion

Boisclair v. Superior Court

California Supreme Court

Decided December 17, 1990No. S008470PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

MOSK, J.

This is a petition for writ of mandate or prohibition after denial of motions to quash service of summons and to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction 1 in an action to determine easement rights or public rights to use a road.

Real party in interest Imperial Granite Company (hereafter Imperial), a corporation that mines and transports granite, contends that a dirt road running through Indian trust land is either a public road or a road over which it has easement rights. Petitioners (hereafter the Indian defendants), all members of the Pala Indian Tribe, contend that…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Caterpillar Inc. v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  2. Larson v. Domestic and Foreign Commerce Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  3. Santa Clara Pueblo v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Worcester v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1832
  5. Montana v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981

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3Cited by27 opinions

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  4. Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.California Court of Appeal · 1998
  5. Jicarilla Apache Tribe v. Board of County CommissionersNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1994

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