Schabert v. United States

How later courts describe this case

• tribal corporation validly waived sovereign immunity through use of “sue and be sued” clause, though waiver qualified to bar attachment of property
• “Indian nations, as an attribute of their quasi-sovereignty, are immune from suit, either in the federal or state courts, without Congressional authorization.”
• “The fact that the [ ] Tribe was engaged in an enterprise private or commercial in character, rather than governmental, is not material.”
• terminated automobile dealer cannot recover from regional distributor or manufacturer
• dealer terminated when it would not become the manufacturer’s partner