AUNGST v. ROBERTS CONSTRUCTION CO.

No. 46435.

95 Wn.2d 439 (1981)

625 P.2d 167

PAUL R. AUNGST, ET AL, Appellants, v. ROBERTS CONSTRUCTION CO., INC., ET AL, Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

March 19, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gould & Russo, by Robert B. Gould, Anthony C. Eitreim, and Douglas K. Barrett, for appellants.

Wilcox, Allendoerfer & Keithly, Inc., P.S., by James H. Allendoerfer, for respondents.


HICKS, J.

Here we consider whether a non-Indian company may, by a sophisticated business arrangement, avail itself of Indian tribal immunity from state court jurisdiction to shield itself from charges of statutory violations. We hold it may not.

Respondent Roberts Construction Co. (Roberts) owned or controlled land valued in excess of $1 million located within or adjacent to the Tulalip Indian Reservation. In May of 1977, Roberts transferred this real estate...

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