Legal Opinion
Alaska Miners v. Andrus
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 23, 1981No. 80-3073PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KILKENNY, Circuit Judge:
The appellants, owners of unpatented mining claims located prior to the enactment of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), 43 U.S.C. § 1601, et seq., 85 Stat. 688, et. seq., December 18, 1971, claim for themselves and all others similarly situated the right to a declaratory judgment and injunctive protection of an alleged vested property right in the ability to patent their mining claims. The district court entered summary judgment in favor of appellees. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
Pursuant to the provisions of ANCSA, the United States has conveyed certain federal…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Union Oil Co. of Cal. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Clipper Mining Co. v. Eli Mining & Land Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Black v. Elkhorn Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1896
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