Legal Opinion
J. W. McTiernan v. Marvin Franklin, Acting Secretary of the Interior of the United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 7, 1975No. 74-1266PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HILL, Circuit Judge.
This action results from a Board of Land Appeals’ (Board) rejection of certain non-competitive oil and gas lease offers because of uncertain title. The applicant, J. W. McTiernan, filed suit in the United ■ States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma seeking, by amended pleadings, reversal of the Board’s decision and an order directing it to reconsider the lease offers on the basis that the United States owned the minerals in question. The district court dismissed the action, and we affirm.
At issue are five tracts of land located in Roger Mills County,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Clark v. HolmesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
- Hannifin v. MortonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1971
3Cited by7 opinions
- Max L. Krueger v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
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- Texas Oil & Gas Corp. v. AndrusDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1980
- Pacific Legal Foundation v. WattDistrict Court, D. Montana · 1982
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