Legal Opinion
James W. Haley v. Fred A. Seaton, Secretary of the Interior
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 23, 1960No. 15565_1PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.
On March 24, 1958, Haley filed five applications for noncompetitive oil and gas leases under § 17 of the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920. 1 The lands embraced in the applications are situated in southeastern Utah in Township 42 2 South, Range 19 East, are unsurveyed, and lie within the exterior boundaries of the Navajo Indian Reservation.
On April 7, 1958, the Land Office in Salt Lake City rejected each of the applications for the stated reason that the lands were within the Navajo Indian Reservation, created by executive order of May 17,1884, and, therefore, not…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Maryland Casualty Company v. Citizens National Bank of West HollywoodCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Duesing v. UdallCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
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