Legal Opinion
Champion Oil Company v. Herbert
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided July 19, 1976No. 2395PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Before BOOCHEVER, C. J., and RA-BINOWITZ, CONNOR and ERWIN, JJ. CONNOR, Justice.
This appeal arises from a procedural tangle concerning several of the Rules of Civil Procedure as they existed in 1972.1
Plaintiff Champion filed suit in 1969 to challenge defendant State of Alaska’s rejection of its “$1.00 or more” bids on seven land tracts offered in the 23rd Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale. According to the record, no proceedings were taken in the case from December 10, 1970 until July 14, 1972. On the latter date, the state moved to dismiss for want of prosecution, and for summary…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Kern v. HettingerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- American Nat. Bank & Trust Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
- Carnegie Nat. Bank v. City of Wolf PointCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1940
- Holcomb v. HolcombCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
- Samber v. Chris Berg, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1964
3Cited by10 opinions
- Zeller v. PoorAlaska Supreme Court · 1978
- Champion Oil Co., Inc. v. HerbertAlaska Supreme Court · 1978
- Atlas Enterprises, Inc. v. Consolidated Construction Co.Alaska Supreme Court · 1977
- Willis v. Wetco, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1993
- Champion Oil Company v. HerbertAlaska Supreme Court · 1976
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