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BIG SPRING v. BLACKFEET TRIBE OF BLACKFEET, ETC.

No. 13570.

573 P.2d 655 (1978)

William F. BIG SPRING, Sr. and Kathleen R. Big Spring, Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. The BLACKFEET TRIBE OF the BLACKFEET INDIAN RESERVATION, a corporation, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided January 11, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip E. Roy, Browning, Graybill, Ostrem, Warner & Crotty, Great Falls, Donald L. Ostrem (argued), Great Falls, for defendant and appellant.

Frisbee & Moore, Cut Bank, John P. Moore (argued), Cut Bank, for plaintiffs and respondents.

SHEA, Justice:

The Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, appeals from a default judgment of $20,000 damages for libel entered against the Tribe by the District Court, Glacier County.

The basis for the libel action was a letter dated March 18, 1974, allegedly written by Earl Old Person, Chairman of the Blackfeet Tribe, to William F. Big Spring, Sr. and Kathleen R. Big Spring. The letter concerned the Big Springs, enrolled members

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