Legal Opinion
Ford M. Converse v. Stewart L. Udall, Secretary of the Interior
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 13, 1969No. 21697PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:
Converse appeals from a judgment upholding a decision of the Secretary of the Interior. The Secretary’s decision is reported at 72 Interior Dec. 141 (1965); that of the District Court is reported in Converse v. Udall, D.Or., 1966, 262 F.Supp. 583. This opinion assumes familiarity with those decisions. We affirm.
In 1955 (P.L. 167, 69 Stat. ch. 375, p. 367) Congress adopted an Act commonly called The Surface Resources Act. Section 4 (30 U.S.C. § 612) reserves to the United States, as to unpatented mining claims located after July 23, 1955, the effective date of the Act,…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Skelly Oil Co. v. Phillips Petroleum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Best v. Humboldt Placer Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. ColemanSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Cameron v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Cole v. RalphSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
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3Cited by43 opinions
- State of Washington v. Stewart L. Udall, Secretary of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- Mary L. Brandt and Natalie Z. Shell v. Walter J. Hickel, Secretary of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
- Kenneth Roberts v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary of the Interior, and the Interior Board of Land AppealsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Curtis-Nevada Mines, Inc., and Robert CurtisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- First National Bank v. Oklahoma Savings & Loan BoardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1977
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