Legal Opinion
Block v. North Dakota Ex Rel. Board of University & School Lands
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 2, 1983No. 81-2337PublishedCited by 988 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
Under the Quiet Title Act of 1972 (QTA),1 the United States, subject to certain exceptions, has waived its sover*276eign immunity and has permitted plaintiffs to name it as a party defendant in civil actions to adjudicate title disputes involving real property in which the United States claims an interest. These cases present two separate issues concerning the QTA. The first is whether Congress intended the QTA to provide the exclusive procedure by which a claimant can judicially challenge the title of the United States to real *277property. The second is whether the QTA's 12-year statute of…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United States v. SherwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- United States v. KubrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Brown v. General Services AdministrationSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Larson v. Domestic and Foreign Commerce Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
31 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by988 opinions
- Bowen v. City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad Company v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
- United States v. DalmSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Gabriel J. Martinez v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2003
- Henderson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
983 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.