Legal Opinion
Peabody Coal Co. v. Navajo Nation
District Court, D. Arizona
Decided August 17, 1995No. CIV 88-0931-PCT-BMVPublished
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum and Order
VAN SICKLE, District Judge.
I. Procedural Background
On August 10, 1994, this Court held that the possessory interest and business activity taxes on Peabody Coal’s leasehold interest respecting a coal mine on the Navajo Reservation were not “proceeds” for the purposes of the Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act provision stating that “proceeds” from minerals within underlying reservation land were to be divided between the tribes. Peabody Coal Co. v. Navajo Nation, 860 F.Supp. 683 (D.Ariz.1994). On August 24, 1994 and September 28, 1994, this Court granted motions by the…
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