· 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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