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· 8/7/1984

Leon v. Numkena

Citations

  • 689 P.2d 566
  • 142 Ariz. 307
  • 1984 Ariz. App. LEXIS 470

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • affirming superior court’s dismissal of complaint when tribal court had previously resolved the claim
  • affirming superior court’s dismissal of complaint when tribal court had previously resolved the claim
  • divorce decree issued by Hopi tribal court was conclusive and binding against challenge in state superior court as a matter of comity and out of deference and mutual respect
  • “the burden of proof is upon the party attacking the validity of a foreign judgment”

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Judges: Froeb, Grant, Corcoran

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