Legal Opinion
Laden v. Andrus
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 2, 1979No. 77-1638PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNEED, Circuit Judge:
The heirs of George H. Wedekind appeal from a summary judgment entered by the district court upholding an Interior Department decision that appellants were not entitled to a patent covering a section of public land pursuant to Section 321(b) of the Transportation Act of 1940, 49 U.S.C. § 65(b). Three issues are presented on appeal: First, did the district court err by upholding the Department of Interior’s (DOI) determination that the land in question was “mineral” in character; second, did the district court err by upholding the DOI’s determination that appellants’…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Califano v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Califano v. GoldfarbSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Andrus v. Charlestone Stone Products Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Barden v. Northern Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Diamond Coal & Coke Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Robert B. Lara v. The Secretary of the Interior of the United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Pearce v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Pearce v. Director, Office Of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Alaska Limestone Corp. v. HodelDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1985
- Laden v. AndrusCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
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