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FARRINGTON v. CONFEDERATED SALISH

No. CV 77-31-M.

448 F.Supp. 214 (1978)

Inez FARRINGTON, Personal Representative of the Estate of Ramona Seter, Deceased, and Vernon Henry Seter, an infant, by Harry V. Barkhurst and Margaret J. Barkhurst, Guardians of his person and estate, Plaintiffs, v. CONFEDERATED SALISH and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, a corporation, By and Through United States Charter, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Montana, Missoula Division.

April 3, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen J. Nardi, Daley & Sherlock, Kalispell, Mont., for plaintiffs.

Marra, Wenz, Iwen & Johnson, Joseph R. Marra, Great Falls, Mont., for defendant.

OPINION AND ORDER

RUSSELL E. SMITH, District Judge.

This is an action brought to recover damages for a wrongful death arising out of an automobile accident allegedly caused by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (Tribes), organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 (Wheeler-Howard Act, 25 U.S.C. § 477). The accident happened within the exterior boundaries of the Reservation. Decedent was...

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