Legal Opinion
San Juan County, Utah v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 25, 2014No. 11-4146PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’BRIEN, Circuit Judge.
This Quiet Title Act case requires us to decide whether the district court erred in rejecting the claims of San Juan County and the State of Utah 1 to a public right-of-way, called Salt Creek Road, in Canyon-lands National Park. We affirm.
BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Salt Creek Road is an unimproved 12.3-mile road intertwined with the creek bed in Salt Creek Canyon. The state and county wish to use their claimed right-of-way to prevent the United States from closing the Salt Creek Road to vehicle traffic. 2 The road is the primary way for tourists to reach several…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Federal Deposit Insurance v. MeyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- United States v. SherwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Block v. North Dakota Ex Rel. Board of University & School LandsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Schmeling v. NordamCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Garfield Cnty. v. United StatesUtah Supreme Court · 2017
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