Adkins v. Division of State Lands

HOWE, Justice:

In this declaratory judgment action plaintiff sought to have the district court declare valid and binding an oil, gas, and hydrocarbon lease which he had entered into with the Division of State Lands. The Division had cancelled the lease, claiming that it had been erroneously entered into because the lands leased had previously been withdrawn from oil, gas, and hydrocarbon leasing. After hearing arguments on pretrial motions, the court held that it did not have jurisdiction to hear the case because plaintiff had failed to satisfy the jurisdictional requirements of U.C.A., 1953,…