WOODTICK v. CROSBY

No. 12981.

544 P.2d 812 (1976)

Cedric WOODTICK, a/k/a Cedric Plainfeather, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Rodney L. CROSBY, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Submitted September 29, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Towe, Neely & Ball, Thomas E. Towe, argued, Billings, for plaintiff and appellant.

Hibbs, Sweeney & Colberg, William T. Wagner, argued, Billings, for defendant and respondent.


DALY, Justice.

This is an appeal from the district court, Big Horn County, from a final judgment dismissing plaintiff's complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

Plaintiff, a competent Crow Indian, was issued a patent in fee simple on October 13, 1971 to land situate within the exterior boundaries of the Crow Indian Reservation. Subsequently, by warranty deed dated October 29, 1971, plaintiff conveyed this land to Rodney L. Crosby, a non-Indian.<...

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