LEWIS v. SAC AND FOX TRIBE

No. 78825.

896 P.2d 503 (1994)

Joann LEWIS and James F. Lewis, Husband and Wife, Plaintiffs-Appellees, Marjorie L. Wolf, Plaintiff, v. The SAC AND FOX TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA HOUSING AUTHORITY, a/k/a The Housing Authority of the Sac and Fox Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, a/k/a Housing Authority of the Sac & Fox Nation, a/k/a Sac and Fox Indian Housing Authority of Oklahoma, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

Rehearing Denied June 15, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. Susan Work, Seminole, for defendant-appellant.

Douglas L. Combs, Shawnee, for plaintiffs-appellees.


OPALA, Justice.

The two issues presented by this appeal are: [1] Has Congress affirmatively ousted state courts of their concurrent jurisdiction to entertain contract actions involving land transactions between Indian buyers and state-created Indian housing authorities? and if not [2] Do the terms of the Mutual Help and Occupancy Agreement between the Indian plaintiffs and the state-created Indian housing authority...

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