McKnight v. State Land Board

NELSON, District Judge.

This is a review by certiorari of the lawfulness of a decision of defendant, the State Land Board, denying plaintiff’s applications particularly as to priority, for oil and gas leases on certain state lands, and awarding such leases to Erving Wolf, Intervenor, as a prior applicant.

The jurisdiction of the Court to review the decision is based upon its original jurisdiction to issue writs of certiorari as conferred by Section 78-2-2, U.C.A.1953, Article VIII, Sec. 4, of the Constitution of Utah, and Rule 65B(b), (2), (3) and (g), upon the alleged grounds that defendant as…