358 U. S. action in the Superior Court of Arizona against petitioners, a Navajo Indian and his wife who live on the Reservation, to collect for goods sold them there on credit. Over peti-tioners' motion to …
Williams v. Lee - Wikipedia
Williams v. Lee, 358 U.S. 217 (1959), was a landmark case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the State of Arizona does not have jurisdiction to try a civil case between a non …
Williams v. Lee, 358 U.S. 217 (1959) - Justia U.S. Supreme Court Center
Williams v. Lee: The jurisdiction of state courts does not extend to Indian reservations unless Congress specifically permits.
WILLIAMS v. LEE 358 U.S. 217 (1959) - FindLaw
WILLIAMS v. LEE 358 U.S. 217 (1959) United States Supreme Court WILLIAMS v. LEE (1959) No. 39 Argued: November 20, 1958 Decided: January 12, 1959 Respondent, who is not an Indian, operates …
WILLIAMS V. LEE, 358 U. S. 217 (1959) - ChanRobles Virtual Law Library
U.S. Supreme Court Williams v. Lee, 358 U.S. 217 (1959) Williams v. Lee No. 39 Argued November 20, 1958 Decided January 12, 1959 358 U.S. 217 Syllabus Respondent, who is not an Indian, operates …
Williams v. Lee | Oyez
In a unanimous decision by Justice Hugo Black, the Court held that the Arizona state court improperly exercised jurisdiction, because states lack power to regulate Native American affairs on a …
Williams v. Lee: Tribal vs. State Court Jurisdiction
Jul 26, 2025 · The Court reasoned that allowing state courts to handle such cases would “undermine the authority of the tribal courts,” weakening the tribe’s ability to govern its own affairs and contradicting …
Williams v. Lee/Opinion of the Court - Wikisource
358 U.S. 217 Williams v. Lee Argued: Nov. 20, 1958. --- Decided: Jan 12, 1959 Respondent, who is not an Indian, operates a general store in Arizona on the Navajo Indian Reservation under a license …
Williams v. Lee | Legal Documents | H2O - Open Casebook
358 U.S. 217 (1959) WILLIAMS ET UX. v. LEE, DOING BUSINESS AS GANADO TRADING POST. No. 39. Supreme Court of United States. Argued November 20, 1958. Decided January 12, 1959. …
Williams v. Lee | Case Brief for Law Students | Casebriefs
Citation358 U.S. 217 (U.S. 1959) Brief Fact Summary. Williams appealed a state court judgment that determined that a state court, rather than a tribal court, maintained jurisdiction over a dispute arising …
Williams v. Lee – Case Brief Summary – Facts, Issue, Holding ...
358 U.S. 217 (1959) Facts In Williams v. Lee, a non-Indian respondent operated a general store under a federal license on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona. He filed a lawsuit in an Arizona state …