Legal Opinion
United States v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 2, 1979No. Nos. 76-3596, 77-1122 and 77-1198PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judge:
These cross-appeals arise from a suit commenced by the United States in 1974 to quiet title to lands located in eastern Imperial County, California. The Quechan Tribe of Indians (“Quechan Tribe”), formerly the Yuma Tribe of Indians, intervened to protect its claimed equitable interest in reservation land within the contested area. All parties appeal from the judgment of the district court quieting title to some of the lands in the plaintiffs and some of the lands in the defendants.
The chains of title, both solid and broken, begin with the acquisition of the territory…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Donnelly v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Leavenworth, Lawrence, & Galveston Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Shepley v. CowanSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Wilson v. Omaha Indian TribeSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Jefferis v. East Omaha Land Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1890
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Masayesva v. ZahDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 1992
- The Pechanga Band of Mission Indians v. Kacor Realty, Inc., Etc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979