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MURPHEY v. McKAY

No. 12913.

233 F.2d 697 (1956)

Charlotte L. MURPHEY, Appellant, v. Douglas McKAY, Secretary of the Interior, Herbert R. Lewis, Richland Oil Development Company, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 10, 1956.

Petition for Rehearing Denied June 12, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William A. Gallagher, Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. John F. Deeds and James E. Shifflette, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. S. Billingsley Hill, Atty., Department of Justice, for appellee Douglas McKay. Mr. Roger P. Marquis, Atty., Department of Justice, also entered an appearance for appellee Douglas McKay.

Mr. Robert S. Tarnay, Washington, D. C., for appellee Herbert R. Lewis.

Before EDGERTON, Chief Judge, and WILBUR K. MILLER and DANAHER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Under the non-competitive lease provision of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended in 1946, 30 U.S.C.A. § 226, the record titleholder of a five-year oil and gas lease on public lands issued thereunder is entitled to a single extension thereof for a period of five years, provided he files an application therefor within 90 days before the expiration of the initial term.

Herbert R. Lewis was the record titleholder of a five-year non-competitive...

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