· 11/24/1972
Abel Davis v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary of the Interior of the United States of America
Citations
- 469 F.2d 593
- 2 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20758
- 43 Oil & Gas Rep. 536
- 4 ERC (BNA) 1735
- 1972 U.S. App. LEXIS 6586
- 4 ERC 1735
How courts have described this case
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- ninety-nine year lease of Indian lands was legal condition precedent to entire development project
- \All public lands of the United States are held by it in trust for the people of the United States.\
- ninety-nine year lease of Indian lands was legal condition precedent to entire development project
- government agency required by law to approve a lease on Indian property in order to have a valid lease; ordered to file an EIS for without its approval the lease would be invalid as a matter of law
- government agency required by law to approve a lease on Indian property in order to have a valid lease; ordered to file an EIS for without its approval the lease would be invalid as a matter of law
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Judges: Hill, Holloway, Barrett
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