Watt v. Western Nuclear, Inc.

ELR Citation: ELR 20849
No(s). 81-1686 (U.S. Jun 6, 1983)

The Supreme Court, reversing the Tenth Circuit, rules that gravel found on lands patented under the Stock-Raising Homestead Act of 1916 (SRHA) is a mineral reserved to the United States within the meaning of §9 of the Act.SRHA provided for the settlement of homesteads on lands suitable for grazing ...