UNITED STATES v. HEATON

Civ. No. 0751.

195 F.Supp. 742 (1961)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. P. J. HEATON, Sr., G. W. Pitman, George W. Barlow and Eugene Malm, d/b/a Heaton and Pitman, Defendants.

United States District Court D. Nebraska.

July 14, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Spire, U. S. Atty., Ronald D. Raitt, Asst. U. S. Atty., Dist. of Nebraska, Omaha, Neb., for plaintiff.

Milton C. Murphy and Donald W. Pederson, North Platte, Neb., for defendants.


VAN PELT, District Judge.

Defendants leased from the United States 16,000 acres of land located on the Sioux Ordnance Depot, Sidney, Nebraska. The land was to be used for grazing purposes, and the lease was to run from July 1, 1952 until December 31, 1956. Defendants were to pay an annual rental of $12,100 and perform certain farming and land maintenance operations to prevent and control fire hazards.

The contract of lease contained a standard "disputes" clause...

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