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HOUSING AUTHORITY v. HARJO

No. 67999.

790 P.2d 1098 (1990)

The HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE SEMINOLE NATION, Appellee, v. Josephine HARJO, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

April 17, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Renee Colbert Cullen, Edmond, for appellee.

L. Susan Work, Gregory H. Bigler, Oklahoma Indian Legal Services, Oklahoma City, for appellant.

SUMMERS, Justice:

Josephine Harjo, a fullblood Seminole Indian, fell behind on her monthly housing payments to the Seminole Housing Authority. The Housing Authority brought suit in the District Court of Seminole County under the state's Forcible Entry and Detainer statutes. Harjo moved to dismiss asserting that the state court had no jurisdiction over her home because it was in Indian country. She also claimed, in the alternative...

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