Legal Opinion
Town of Greenhorn, an Oregon Municipal Corporation, Gail L. Poyser, Miles F. Potter, Lillian Potter and Guy Miller v. Baker County, Oregon
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 22, 1979No. 77-2388PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
Baker County appeals from a judgment declaring that it has no interest in disputed property within the Town of Greenhorn, Oregon, and appointing a successor trustee to the property pursuant to 43 U.S.C. § 718 (1970), the Townsite Act. Because the case does not present a federal question, the district court lacked jurisdiction. We reverse.
FACTS
The Townsite Act, 43 U.S.C. § 718 (1970), 1 provided that when public lands had been settled and occupied as a town site, if the town was incorporated, its corporate authorities had the right to enter the land at the…
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