Legal Opinion
Elaine S. Stickelman v. United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 21, 1977No. 75-3476PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal by a land claimant from a summary judgment for the government.
Elaine S. Stickelman applied for 320 acres in Nevada under the Desert Land Act, 43 U.S.C. § 321, et seq. According to the terms of her entry, she had until February 18, 1970, to make final proof that the land had been reclaimed and cultivated as the Act required.
After expending an alleged $18,000 on parts of the 320 acres, Stickelman was unable to “prove up” her entry. Claiming “unavoidable delay in the construction of irrigation works”, she applied for and was granted a two-year extension…
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