Arrow, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for defendants/appellees. Robert Lee Rabon, Hugo, Oklahoma, Dennis W. Walker, Fort Smith, Arkansas, for plaintiffs/appellants. OPINION OF THE COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS VACATED ĭISMISSAL ORDER OF THE DISTRICT COURT REVERSED ĭaniel W.
We granted the Choctaw Nation's petition for certiorari review. The Court of Civil Appeals reversed and remanded the cause. The district court dismissed the petition.
The Choctaw Nation moved to dismiss on the basis of tribal sovereign immunity. ♠ Danny and Pat Dye filed a petition in the state district court against the Choctaw Nation and its casino in Pocola, Oklahoma, to recover tort damages. THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMAĭANNY DYE and PAT DYE, Husband and Wife, Plaintiffs/Appellants,ĬHOCTAW CASINO OF POCOLA, OKLAHOMA, and THE CHOCTAW NATION OF OKLAHOMA, Defendants/Appellees.
