Legal Opinion
Girves v. Kenai Peninsula Borough
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided June 13, 1975No. 2016PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CONNOR, Justice.
This appeal presents questions concerning the Kenai Peninsula Borough’s power and right, if any, to construct a road on property homesteaded by appellant, without providing compensation to her.
I
In 1958 appellant, Irene Girves, entered upon a homestead, pursuant to a “Notice of Allowance” issued to her by the Department of the Interior. In 1961 she obtained a patent for the property from the United States.
The northern boundary of Girves’ property constituted a section line within what is now the Kenai Peninsula Borough. Sometime subsequent to 1961 the Kenai Peninsula…
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