Dispute Over Parcel Surrounded By Indian Lands
In Lyon v. Gila River Indian Comm., No. 08-15570, an action seeking a declaratory judgment that debtors’ estate had legal title and access to a parcel of land surrounded by Indian lands, the court affirmed partial judgment for plaintiffs where 1) the trustee’s claim of a pre-existing easement to access the parcel was not preempted by the existence of a regulatory scheme for obtaining new easements over Indian lands; and 2) the implied easement Arizona obtained from the federal government in 1877 was effectively conveyed to each subsequent purchaser of the parcel. However, the court vacated in part where the district court erred in refusing to take judicial notice of this official action by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Related Resources
- Read the Ninth Circuit’s Decision in Lyon v. Gila River Indian Comm., No. 08-15570
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