Legal Opinion

Donald H. Albrecht and Rivermeadows Corporation, a Wyoming Corporation v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided October 6, 1987No. 81-2429PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN P. MOORE, Circuit Judge.

Donald H. Albrecht and the Rivermeadows Corporation (Albrecht) brought this action against the United States to quiet title to 265.01 acres of land along the Snake River in Teton County, Wyoming. Albrecht claimed title through mesne conveyances of five patents issued by the United States between 1913 and 1930 which described the land according to a 1902 survey. The government claimed that the survey’s location of the Snake River was misplaced at certain points causing an underestimation of the surveyed acreage. Consequently, the government argued, title to lands…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. United States v. Ruby Company, a Utah CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
  2. Forrestine D. Lemaire, by and Through Her Conservator, Howard C. Lemaire, and Howard C. Lemaire v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
  3. Jeems Bayou Fishing & Hunting Club v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  4. Clement J. Sheeran v. General Electric Company, a New York CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
  5. United States v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1923

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. UNC Teton Exploration Drilling, Inc. v. PeytonWyoming Supreme Court · 1989
  2. McFarland v. KempthorneCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
  3. United States v. JenksCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997
  4. Fitzgerald Living Trust v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
  5. Fitzgerald v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 1996

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