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· 12/18/1985

State Ex Rel. Greely v. Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation

Citations

  • 712 P.2d 754
  • 219 Mont. 76
  • 1985 Mont. LEXIS 976

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating that \ Winters [Indian reserved water] rights are difficult to quantify\
  • distinguishing Indian and non-Indian federally reserved rights, stating that Indian rights “are given broader interpretation in order to further the federal goal of Indian self-sufficiency”
  • stating that “Winters [Indian reserved water] rights are difficult to quantify”
  • stating that\ Winters [Indian reserved water] rights are difficult to quantify\
  • “[T]he United States can lease, sell, quitclaim, release, encumber or convey its own federal reserved water rights.”
  • “We hold that state courts are required to follow federal law with regard to [Indian reserved] water rights.”

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Judges: Weber, Turnage, Harrison, Sheehy, Gulbrandson, Hunt, Morrison

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