Rosette Incorporated v. United States

BRISCOE, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs Rosette Incorporated, et al. (Rosette), appeal from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the United States as to the ownership of geothermal resources on property obtained pursuant to patents issued under the Stock Raising Homestead Act of 1916 (SRHA), 43 U.S.C. § 291 et seq.; 42 Stat. 1445 (repealed 1976); 39 Stat. 862-64, 65 (repealed 1976). We affirm, agreeing with the district court that the geothermal resources at issue in this case are “minerals” within the reservation of the patents.

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