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THREE AFFILIATED TRIBES v. WOLD ENGINEERING, P. C.

No. 84-1973.

476 U.S. 877 (1986)

THREE AFFILIATED TRIBES OF THE FORT BERTHOLD RESERVATION v. WOLD ENGINEERING, P. C., ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 16, 1986

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond Cross argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were John O. Holm and Christopher D. Quale.

Gary H. Lee argued the cause and filed a brief for respondents.*

Nicholas J. Spaeth, Attorney General, and Terry L. Adkins, Assistant Attorney General, filed a brief for the State of North Dakota as amicus curiae urging affirmance.

JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner, Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, sought to sue respondent, Wold Engineering, P. C. (hereafter respondent), in state court for negligence and breach of contract. The North Dakota Supreme Court held that Chapter 27-19 of the North Dakota Century Code (1974) disclaimed the unconditional state court civil jurisdiction North Dakota had previously extended to tribal Indians suing non...

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