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· 6/14/1978

United States v. Lincoln Albert Allen, AKA Bud Allen, Helen Carter Allen, and Lincoln Albert Allen, Jr.

Citations

  • 578 F.2d 236
  • 1978 U.S. App. LEXIS 10726

How courts have described this case

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  • “While location of a valuable mineral establishes a right to the possession of the deposit, and a surface use superior to any subsequent claimant, mere exploration, without discovery, does not confer a privilege to obstruct surface use.”

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Judges: Duniway, Kunzig, Per Curiam, Wright

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