Legal Opinion
Max Barash v. Fred A. Seaton, Secretary of the Interior
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 25, 1958No. 14069_1PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Circuit Judge.
On June 5, 1953, appellant filed an application with the Secretary of the Interior for a noncompetitive oil and gas lease covering 954.51 acres of acquired land.1 Acquired land is Government owned land acquired from private ownership. Public land is Government owned land which was part of the original public domain. For leasing procedures, both are governed by the provisions of § 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended, 30 U.S.C.A. § 226.2
These provisions require the Secretary to issue a lease to the first qualified applicant, providing the land is not within…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Harmon v. BruckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Douglas McKay Secretary of the Interior v. L. C. WahlenmaierCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- Work v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
3Cited by14 opinions
- Robert v. Ferry v. Stewart L. Udall, Secretary of the Interior, Autrice Copeland Freeman v. Stewart L. Udall, Secretary of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
- Charles Schraier v. Walter J. Hickel, Secretary of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Fred A. Seaton, Individually and as Secretary of the Interior v. The Texas Company, John Snyder v. The Texas CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
- Lowell Thompson v. United States of AmerciaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- Elgin A. McKenna as of the Estate of Patrick A. McKenna Deceased v. Stewart L. Udall, Secretary of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
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