Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-01-19 | Page 1 | Court Hearing Utah Land Case

COURT HEARING UTAH LAND CASE Claim of U. U S. S to Carbon County Section Fought in High Tribunal By Associated d Press v WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Jan 19 Utah 19 Utah an anthe and the Carbon County Land company compan challenged in the supreme court today today to to- day the claim of the United States t to approximately acres of land i in in Carbon county Utah The land was transferred to th the state on its admission into the Union and since 1907 title to it has been almost constantly in dispute In 1924 the United States again agai started proceedings to recover th the theland theland land and Utah intervened the previous previous pre pre- proceedings s having been bee ag against those to whom the land ha had been sold by Utah While the land in controversy is o ovalue of value because of or its coal content th the Ule cases In which argument was begun begu today is considered by Utah and wes west west- ern cnn land grant states of unusual importance importance importance im im- im- im because it involves th the question whether the United States i is is' subject in such proceedings to th the statute of limitation or may as th the government contends bring suits t to recover tracts granted to the states state at an any time after it discovers it was wa mineral land at the time it was conveyed conveyed con con- to the state as The court allowed an nn extension o of time for tor oral arguments Colonel William J. J Donovan former for mer assistant to the attorney general genera opened the argument today for Utah He explained the transfer of the lamto land lam to the state and the various steps step which have intervened up to the present pres pros ent time He ie insisted the United States by failure to act net within the time lime al ale alel al- al l lowed ved by law v for bringing such proceedings proceedings proceedings pro pro- was barred from challenge ing the title to the land