Legal Opinion
Chugach Natives, Inc. v. Doyon, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 26, 1978No. Nos. 77-1963, 77-2751PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
The single issue is whether sand and gravel are part of the surface or subsurface estate under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 43 U.S.C.A. §§ 1601, et seq. (West Supp.1978) (ANCSA or Claims Act). The district court decided this question by partial summary judgment and properly certified the order for an interlocutory appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b) (1976). Having granted leave to appeal, we affirm in part and reverse in part and hold that, under ANCSA, sand and gravel are part of the subsurface estate.
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FACTS
A. THE CLAIMS ACT.
The purpose of the…
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