Legal Opinion
Peterson v. Morton
District Court, D. Nevada
Decided January 31, 1979No. Civ. LV-1926PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROGER D. FOLEY, Chief Judge.
INTRODUCTION
It is plaintiffs’ claim that their predecessors in interest owned land on the east side of the Colorado River in Arizona, including a parcel of approximately 310 acres. Over time, the Colorado River moved easterly across this parcel and now most of the parcel has emerged from the river and is situated in Nevada, the western side of the river. Plaintiffs ask this Court to quiet title in them to that part of the 310 acres, a parcel of approximately 259 acres referred to herein as the “subject parcel,” that has emerged on the Nevada side of the…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Philadelphia Co. v. StimsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Pollard's Lessee v. HAGANSupreme Court of the United States · 1845
- United States v. Appalachian Electric Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Wilcox v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1839
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State of California, Ex Rel., State Land Commission v. Yuba Goldfields, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- J.P. Furlong Enterprises, Inc. v. Sun Exploration & Production Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1988
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- Blanche W. Peterson v. James G. Watt, Secretary of the Interior, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
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