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Show Page - 36 THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, Friday, March 25, 1983 High Court To Review Calif. Wetlands Ruling - Summa Corp. argued the lagoon is private property recognized under an 1848 treaty between the United States and Mexico guaranteeing property rights of Mexicans. After a legal battle through the state courts, the California Supreme Court in May 1982 concluded the state has a public right of easement to such water-covere- d WASHINGTON (UPI) The Supreme Court this week agreed to step into a land dispute that has private owners worried about their freedom to develop some of California's most valuable real estate. The justices next term will review a ruling declaring the state has a "public trust" right over shallow wetlands that have been privately owned since at least 1848, before California became a state. The dispute affects scores of sloughs, creeks and lagoons lying inland from California's coastal beaches. Similar wet- '''''' -- lands that has been handed down from Mexico to the United States and finally California. Summa Corp. argues the ruling could give the state power over wetlands along 670 miles of California coastline, precluding "virtually all use of the lands by lands have been filled and developed. The wetlands are claimed by private owners in land titles dating back to when Mexico ceded California to the United J States their owners." At the Supreme Court's invita- tion, the Justice Department filed papers in the case agreeing with Summa Corp. and urging the justices to take up the dis- in 1848. it But California contends in- herited a "public trust" interest in the wetlands when it was admitted to the union in 1850, giving the state the right to d oversee and preserve the grounds for public use. water-covere- The dispute began in 1965 when the city of Los Angeles, backed by the state, went to court to assert its authority over remnants of Ballona Lagoon near Marina del Ray. A portion of the lagoon is owned by Summa Corp., founded by the late millionaire recluse Howard Hughes. The city claimed it has a right of easement to the lagoon, and wanted to dredge it for public use. Blanket of Snow Envelops Yellowstone National Road crews are making progress in clearing the snow from roads in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. Area Births ' pute. Not only does the state court's decision violates the 1848 treaty, the department warned, it will damage private landowners in California and could be copied by other states with submerged lands. Likewise, the California Land Title Association says the ruling will cloud the property rights of vast areas of lands owned under Mexican grants. Without clear titles, "The sale and development of affected lands will come to a standstill so long as the possibility remains that the pub- lic trust easement was served," the group said. A few roads in the northern half of the park are open, but the south entrance is closed with 57 inches of snow. 1983 SOFT PACK 100s FILTER, MENTHOL 1 J flf CO 2 mg. "tar". 0.2 mg. nicotine av. per cigarette by FTC method. Warning: The Surgeon General Has Determined That Cigarette Smoking Is Dangerous to Your Health. Competitive tar levels reflect either the Dec. '81 FTC Report or FTC method. NOW. THE LOWEST OF ALL BRANDS. BORN AT UTAH VALLEY HOSPITAL: March 22: Girl to Brian and Rebecca Redd Lambert of Mapleton. Boy to Duane A. and Sandra L. Hill of Spanish Fork. Boy to David and E. Janae Hone Huntington of Orangeville. Boy to Ronald and Sharon Watt Barton of Wallsburg. Girl to Richard and Margaret Irvine Roberts of Orem. Girl to Randy and Mari Jo Knipe Hanks of Provo. Boy to Perry and Tammy Nelson Moss of Orem. Girl to Michael and Marshal Worley Cook of Provo. Boy to Kent and Esther Curtis Hawkins of Orem. Girl to Meredith and Cathleen Christensen Bitter of Orem. 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