Opinion

Bullard Independent School District v. Brown

  • 454 U.S. 828
  • 50 U.S.L.W. 3246
  • 102 S. Ct. 120
  • 70 L. Ed. 2d 103
  • 1981 U.S. LEXIS 3237
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Filed
Oct 5, 1981
Status
Published
Cited by
70 cases
Authority
More cited than 96.3%

holding vested right arises when claimant complies fully with procedures set forth in federal mining laws for obtaining patents

How later courts described this case

  • holding vested right arises when claimant complies fully with procedures set forth in federal mining laws for obtaining patents
  • refusing to find gilding where indictment was for perjury arising out of alleged false testimony to grand jury in connection with earlier counterfeit complaint
  • the vesting of title is neutral vis-a-vis the NHPA and therefore compliance is not a defense to condemnation
  • statutorily mandated compliance with National Historic Preservation Act does not limit eminent domain power

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