Legal Opinion
Phelps Dodge Corporation, a New York Corp. v. State of Arizona, State Land Department, and Andrew L. Bettwy, State Land Commissioner
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 25, 1977No. 75-2354PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BARNES, Senior Circuit Judge:
This appeal concerns the validity of a reservation of mineral rights by appellant, the State of Arizona (“Arizona”), in certain lands (“Land”) 1 within its boundaries. Said Land was initially granted to appellant by the United States as school trust lands under the Arizona Enabling Act, Section 24 of the Act of Congress of June 20, 1910 (36 Stat. 557). 2
On June 28, 1934, the United States Congress passed the Taylor Grazing Act (“Grazing Act”), 43 U.S.C. § 315 et seq., which authorized, among other things, the exchange of federal land for real property owned…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Smelting Co. v. KempSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Burke v. Southern Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Diamond Coal & Coke Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Gibson v. LyonSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Campbell v. Flying V Cattle Co.Arizona Supreme Court · 1923
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Uop, a General Partnership v. United States of America Bruce Babbitt, Secretary of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- Nichols v. RysavyDistrict Court, D. South Dakota · 1985
- Laden v. AndrusCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
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