Legal Opinion
Ferreira v. Borja
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 19, 1993No. 92-15523PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM A. NORRIS, Circuit Judge:
Diana Ferreira sued to quiet title in three parcels of land in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (“CNMI”) which she had purchased from the Borja family. Ferreira is a person of Northern Marianas descent who obtained financing for the land from persons not of Northern Marianas descent. In return for the financing, she entered into a partnership agreement with these persons in which she agreed to lease the land to the partnership for 40 years.1
Article XII of the CNMI Constitution restricts ownership of Commonwealth land to persons of Northern…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Gary James Taylor v. Lawrence KincheloeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- Clifton N. Cherry, Et Ux. v. Wesley E. SteinerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Michael Josef Brodheim v. James K. Rowland, Director, California Department of Corrections Ron KoenigCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
3Cited by20 opinions
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- DIAMOND HOTEL CO., LTD., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Elizabeth Blanco MATSUNAGA, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- Enrique Agulto SANTOS; And Ignacia A. Santos, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. NANSAY MICRONESIA, INC., Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- Ferreira v. BorjaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
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