CLAYMORE v. SERR

No. 15313.

405 N.W.2d 650 (1987)

Shayne CLAYMORE, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Janelle Johnson SERR, Defendant and Appellee.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided May 13, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Al Arendt of Maher & Arendt, Pierre, for plaintiff and appellant.

Patricia A. Meyers of May, Adam, Gerdes & Thompson, Pierre, for defendant and appellee.


WUEST, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a decision of the trial court retaining jurisdiction in termination and adoption proceedings involving an Indian child and terminating the parental rights of the father. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

Plaintiff, Shayne Claymore (Claymore), an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and defendant, Janelle Johnson Serr (Serr), a non-Indian, attended high school together in Eagle Butte,...

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