HEALY LAKE VILLAGE v. MT. McKINLEY BANK

No. S-14987.

322 P.3d 866 (2014)

HEALY LAKE VILLAGE, d/b/a Mendas Cha∼Ag Tribe, a Federally Recognized Indian Tribe, Appellant, v. Mt. McKINLEY BANK and Healy Lake Traditional Council, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

April 11, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Walleri , Gazewood & Weiner, P.C., Fairbanks, for Appellant. James D. DeWitt , Guess & Rudd, P.C., Fairbanks, for Appellee.

Mt. McKinley Bank.   Richard D. Monkman and Samuel E. Ennis , Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Miller & Munson, LLP, Juneau, for Appellee Healy Lake Traditional Council.

Before: FABE, Chief Justice, STOWERS, and BOLGER, Justices.


FABE, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Members of Healy Lake Village Tribe who claim to constitute the newly elected tribal council brought suit in superior court against Mt. McKinley Bank after the Bank refused to change the signatory authority on the Tribe's accounts to reflect the alleged leadership change. A second group of tribal members, who also claim to represent the Tribe based on a competing election, was granted intervention in order to contest...

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