Legal Opinion

Federal Land Bank of Wichita v. The Board of County Commissioners of the County of Adams

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided April 21, 1986No. 85-1752PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LOGAN, Circuit Judge.

The Federal Land Bank of Wichita has appealed a district court judgment upholding the State of Colorado’s system of taxation of oil and gas interests as applied to such properties owned by the Land Bank.

The Land Bank is a federally chartered instrumentality of the United States which makes long-term loans to farmers secured by real estate mortgages. 12 U.S.C. §§ 2001-2055. The Land Bank owns a portfolio of mineral interests in Colorado, including oil and gas interests, which it reserved when selling land acquired through foreclosures.

Producing oil and gas interests are…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Carpenter v. ShawSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
  2. City of Detroit v. Murray Corp. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  3. Reconstruction Finance Corporation v. Beaver CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  4. First Agricultural National Bank of Berkshire County v. State Tax CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  5. Federal Land Bank of Wichita v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of the United States · 1961

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Public Service Company of Colorado v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Oxy USA Inc., IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
  2. Blangeres v. Burlington Northern, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
  3. Cabot Petroleum Corp. v. Yuma County Board of EqualizationColorado Court of Appeals · 1993
  4. Petron Development Co. v. Washington County Board of EqualizationColorado Court of Appeals · 2004
  5. Public Service Company of Colorado v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Oxy USA Inc., IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996

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