Legal Opinion
Paul G. Shultz v. Department of Army, United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 28, 1989No. 87-4346PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NELSON, Circuit Judge:
Paul G. Shultz appeals from the district court’s dismissal of his quiet title action against the United States for lack of jurisdiction. The district court found that the action was barred by 28 U.S.C. § 2409a(g) (1982), which prohibits civil actions to adjudicate disputed titles to real property in which the United States claims an interest unless they are commenced within twelve years of the date on which they accrued. We reverse. An action under section 2409a accrues when the landowner or his predecessors-in-interest knew or should have known of the United States’…
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