Stauffer v. Johnson

OPINION

Riner, Justice.

By these direct appeal proceedings a review is sought of a judgment of the District Court of Uinta County. That court affirmed a ruling of the State Board of Land Commissioners hereinafter usually mentioned as the “Board” granting a lease of the School Section 36 Township 13, N., Range 120, West of the 6th P. M., to Milton A. Johnson, the old lessee, in a lease which expired March 1st, 1950. Appellant J. C. Stauffer filed on February 15th, 1950, with the Land Commissioner, usually to be mentioned as the “Commissioner” a conflicting application for the lease of this land.…