Legal Opinion
Snake River Ranch, a General Partnership v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 4, 1976No. 75-1702PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SETH, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff-appellee brought this suit to quiet title on fifty-five acres of land along the Snake River in Wyoming against the United States under 28 U.S.C. § 2409a. The trial court made findings of fact and conclusions of law, and entered judgment for the plaintiff. The United States has taken this appeal.
The plaintiff is a family partnership which has been in possession since 1929, and has made extensive improvements on the disputed lands. These lands lie between a meander line survey and the Snake River west bank. The lots having the meander lines were patented to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Hughes v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Horne v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Niles v. Cedar Point ClubSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- United States v. State Investment Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Producers Oil Co. v. HanzenSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by9 opinions
- United States of America, Plaintiff-Counterdefendant-Appellee v. Helen Pappas, Defendant-Counterclaimant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Donald H. Albrecht and Rivermeadows Corporation, a Wyoming Corporation v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
- Bontrager v. LA PLATA ELEC. ASS'N INC.Colorado Court of Appeals · 2003
- Pueblo of Taos v. AndrusDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1979
- Smith v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1979
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.