Legal Opinion
United States v. Eaton Shale Co.
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided May 25, 1977No. Civ. A. C.-4139PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SHERMAN G. FINESILVER, District Judge.
The United States of America seeks to invalidate and cancel United States Land Patent No. 1131391 on the grounds that the six mining claims upon which the patent was premised did not exist at the time of the issuance of the patent. Involved are 960 acres of patented lands in Garfield County, Colorado. The patent, issued in 1951, embraced oil shale placer mining claims described as Gem Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 and 10.
Alternative grounds for relief include prayers that the present holder of the patent pay to the government the current…
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