Oakley Valley Stone, Inc. v. Alastra

DONALDSON, Chief Justice.

The appellants, collectively referred to as the Alastras, are the record owners of approximately 3,000 acres of land located in the South Hills, south of Oakley, Idaho. The property has been leased for grazing purposes for a number of years. Since 1956, the respondent, Oakley Valley Stone, Inc. (Oakley), has been engaged in mining quartzite from a 160-acre parcel of land. Until June 6, 1980, Oakley was under the mistaken belief that the entire parcel was public land. However, in actuality, only 40 acres is public land, with the remaining 120 acres belonging to the…