Legal Opinion
United States v. Tsosie
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 9, 1996No. 94-2144PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Chief Judge.
The United States brought this trespass and ejectment action, on its own behalf and as trustee for Mr. Reuben Mariano, against Ms. Grace Tsosie. The United States sought on behalf of Mr. Mariano the possession of land, known as Allotment No. 868, located in Crownpoint, New Mexico. Ms. Tsosie counterclaimed seeking a declaratory judgment that she has an unextinguished aboriginal occupancy right in the land. Both Mr. Mariano and Ms. Tsosie are members of the Navajo Tribe and the property at issue is located in Indian country.1 The district court dismissed the action sua…
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