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MESCALERO APACHE TRIBE v. ALLEN

No. 8911.

469 P.2d 710 (1970)

MESCALERO APACHE TRIBE, an Indian Tribe, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Garland E. ALLEN, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

May 25, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fettinger, Bloom & Overstreet, F. Randolph Burroughs, Alamogordo, for appellant.

OPINION

COMPTON, Chief Justice.

The Mescalero Apache Tribe filed a complaint in the district court of Otero County seeking to enjoin and restrain Garland E. Allen from publishing allegedly defamatory statements about the tribe and its tribal court.

Allen had written a letter which was published in the "letters to the editor" section of the Otero County Tribune. The letter reads:

"Dear Editor

13 June 1968 to 15 June 1968 my car was...

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