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· 5/5/1952

Butz v. Circuit Court of Randolph County

Citations

  • 343 U.S. 943
  • 96 L. Ed. 1348
  • 72 S. Ct. 1037
  • 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2149

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that a federal statute \must be interpreted in accordance with principles of federal law\
  • noting that “because it is a federal statute,” the QTA “must be interpreted in accordance with principles of federal law”
  • noting that there was “no dispute” that “the [quitclaim deed] restrictions” asserted by the United States “are ‘claims’ ” under the QTA
  • restrictions in quitclaim deeds from United States to plaintiff provided actual notice of use restrictions
  • “To hold that the twelve-year [quiet title act] statute of limitations did not begin to run until conditions began changing would give rise to an interpretation of the term ‘claim’ under § 2409a(f) which would extend the limitations period indefinitely.”

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