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JONES v. BILLY

No. 2000-CA-00183-SCT.

798 So.2d 1238 (2001)

Earline JONES v. Earl BILLY and Mable Billy.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

January 25, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laurel G. Weir, Philadelphia, Attorney for Appellant.

C. Bryant Rogers, Roth, VanAmberg, Rogers, Ortiz, Fairbanks & Yepa, LLP, Santa Fe, NM; Scott A. Johnson, Philadelphia, Attorneys for Appellees.

Before PITTMAN, C.J., MILLS and WALLER, JJ.

WALLER, Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. Earline Jones sued Earl and Mable Billy in the Circuit Court of Leake County for a dog bite she allegedly sustained when she was visiting the Billys' residence. The Billys responded with a motion to dismiss, arguing that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to hear the case. The trial court found all parties to this action were adult, enrolled members of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and that the alleged incident...

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