Legal Opinion
Izaak Walton League v. St. Clair
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 17, 1974No. Nos. 73-1407, 73-1408 and 73-1409PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
The Izaak Walton League of America (hereafter the League) brought this action for declaratory judgment to determine the extent of the mineral rights possessed by George W. St. Clair and his successors in interest1 2and the validity of his attempted exercise of those rights within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA).
The BWCA, consisting of some one million acres, is a part of Superior National Forest, and is included in the National Wilderness System pursuant to the National Wilderness System Preservation Act of 1964.3 The League contends that the Wilderness Act…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. Western Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Sterling Drug Inc. v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- George J. Gallon v. The Lloyd-Thomas Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- National Ass'n of Property Owners v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1980
- Izaak Walton League of America v. George W. St. Clair, Izaak Walton League of America v. Robert L. Herbst, Commissioner of Conservation of the State of Minnesota, Earl L. Butz v. Izaak Walton League of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- Matarazzo v. Friendly Ice Cream Corp.District Court, E.D. New York · 1976
- American Computer Trust Leasing v. Jack Farrell Implement Co.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1991
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