United States Eighth Circuit

Dismissal of claims for damages against the government under the Federal Tort Claims Act based on conversion and trespass involving Indian Trust Land is reversed where the district court erred in finding that plaintiffs, prospective Indian heirs, did not have standing for their suit.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/13/2006
• Published 03/13/2006

Judges

• MELLOY, Circuit Judge., Before MELLOY, HEANEY, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert E. Goodman, Jr., argued, Dallas, Texas (Richard L. Howell, Dallas, Texas, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Cameron W. Hayden, Asst. U.S. Atty., argued, Bismarck, North Dakota, for appellee.