Legal Opinion
Maria Akiyama Aldan v. Ramon Kaipat
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 17, 1986No. 85-2245PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NOONAN, Circuit Judge.
This case, involving title to land in Sai-pan, is an appeal from the Appellate Division of the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands which affirmed a' judgment of the trial court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. We have jurisdiction under 48 U.S.C. § 1694b(c). We affirm the Appellate Division.
BACKGROUND
In 1944 the Mariana Islands, especially Saipan, became as strategically vital to the defense of the Empire of Japan as they were to the American offensive across the Pacific. Alexander Spoehr, Saipan: The Ethnography of a War-devastated Island…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands v. Daniel AtaligCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
3Cited by6 opinions
- In re the Estate of RofagSupreme Court of The Commonwealth of The Northern Mariana Islands · 1991
- In re Estate of MueilemarSupreme Court of The Commonwealth of The Northern Mariana Islands · 1990
- In re the Estate of Dela CruzSupreme Court of The Commonwealth of The Northern Mariana Islands · 1991
- Manglona v. KaipatSupreme Court of The Commonwealth of The Northern Mariana Islands · 1992
- Rogolifoi v. RogolifoiSupreme Court of The Commonwealth of The Northern Mariana Islands · 2024
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