WELLMAN v. CHEVRON U.S.A., INC.

No. 86-3919.

815 F.2d 577 (1987)

Craig WELLMAN, d/b/a Craig Wellman Construction, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHEVRON U.S.A., INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided April 23, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alexander (Zander) Blewett, III, Great Falls, Mont., for plaintiff-appellant.

Michael E. Webster, Billings, Mont., for defendant-appellee.

Before BROWNING, WRIGHT, and HALL, Circuit Judges.


EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

The question presented on this appeal is whether a federal district court may exercise jurisdiction over a civil suit brought by an Indian concerning a contract with a non-Indian corporation for work on tribal lands, without first requiring the Indian to exhaust his remedies in tribal court.

Wellman, a member of the Blackfeet Indian Tribe, lives on the Blackfeet Reservation. He operates Craig Wellman Construction. Chevron is...

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