Legal Opinion
Government of Guam v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 4, 1984No. 83-2237PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNEDY, Circuit Judge:
The Government of Guam brought suit against the United States to establish the ownership of certain tracts of land situated in Guam. We affirm the district court’s determination that the action is barred by the statute of limitations.
Though we do not reach the merits of the case, certain undisputed facts must be recited as a preface to our explanation of the statute of limitations here. Guam was ceded to the United States by Spain at the end of the Spanish-American War, and was placed under the administration of the Department of the Navy. The island was governed by the…
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