Legal Opinion
Island Equipment Land Co., a Corporation, and Pacific Retread, Inc., a Corporation v. Guam Economic Development Authority, a Public Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 27, 1973No. 71-2108PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellants sue as Guam taxpayers and citizens to set aside a 90-year sublease of certain public lands by defendant Guam Economic Development Authority (GEDA) to defendant Dillingham Corporation for use as a site for a shopping center.
Acting pursuant to statutory authority, the Governor of Guam leased the property to GEDA in 1966 for a period of 50 years on condition (1) that the property be “administered, maintained and used as light industrial areas and for no other purpose”; and (2) that it be sublet only “for light industrial use.” Consideration for the original lease was $1.00 and GEDA’s…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Ronald M. Byrnes v. The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
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