Legal Opinion

Wollan v. United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management

District Court, D. Colorado

Decided February 26, 1998No. Civil Action 97-K-36, 98-K-215PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

KANE, Senior District Judge.

These consolidated actions arise out of attempts by Plaintiff James Wollan to force the rescission of certain land conveyances made by the defendant government agencies to various Colorado resort entities in the 1980s and 1990s. Wollan claims an interest in 75 acres of the subject lands based on a mining claim dating back to 1890. The disputed acreage includes the base area of the Keystone Resort and the development lands adjacent to it, located in Summit County, Colorado.

Wollan’s claims first surfaced in 1996, when he protested a…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. David L. White v. York International CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
  4. Smelting Co. v. KempSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
  5. Specht v. JensenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988

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