Legal Opinion
Marianas Public Land Trust v. Government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Marianas Public Land Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 29, 1988No. 86-2956PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEAVY, Circuit Judge:
The Government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the Marianas Public Land Corporation appeal from the decision of the Appellate Division of the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands. The appellate division held that funds transferred from the United States to the Commonwealth were rent from Commonwealth lands and ordered that the funds be paid over to the Marianas Public Land Trust. We reverse.
FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW
The Northern Mariana Islands consist of sixteen small islands north of Guam. The islands were part of the United Nations…
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