Legal Opinion

Tom Brown v. United States Department of Interior

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided June 3, 1982No. 81-2064PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Tom Brown appeals from an order of the district court dismissing with prejudice his complaint for review of a decision by the Interior Board of Land Appeals (IBLA). The IBLA held that Brown’s 101 mining claims located on federally owned land are void. We affirm.

The appellant’s mining claims were filed with the Circuit Clerk of Marion County, Arkansas, in April, May and June of 1976 by Mike Cozad. Cozad conveyed his interest in the claims to the appellant on July 6, 1976. The lands subject to the claims had earlier been acquired by the United States as part of the Buffalo…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Oklahoma v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
  4. First National Bank of Fayetteville v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
  5. Lowell Thompson v. United States of AmerciaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Herbert Ferrari, M.D. v. Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association, a New York CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
  2. Joe Aulston and Lola Aulston v. United States of America, and Shell Western E & P, Intervenors-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
  3. Franklin Savings Ass'n v. Director, Office of Thrift SupervisionCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
  4. Mobil Oil Corp. v. Department of EnergyTemporary Emergency Court of Appeals · 1983
  5. Diana M. Maulding v. Louis W. Sullivan, SecretaryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992

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