Legal Opinion
City of Ketchikan v. Cape Fox Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 23, 1996No. 94-35316PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
This case involves interpretation of the land reconveyance provision of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), 43 U.S.C. § 1613(c). The City of Ketchikan seeks conveyance from the Cape Fox Corporation of surface title to 38 acres upon which its Beaver Falls hydroelectric powerhouse is located. The City appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment to Cape Fox. Upon de novo review, Jesinger v. Nevada Fed. Credit Union, 24 F.3d 1127, 1130 (9th Cir.1994), we affirm.
BACKGROUND
Congress enacted ANCSA in 1971. The Act is a legislative compromise,…
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