MONSANTO CO. v. HODEL

No. 86-3509.

827 F.2d 483 (1987)

MONSANTO COMPANY, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Donald P. HODEL, Secretary of the Interior, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 3, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Carr, Idaho Falls, Idaho, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Robert L. Klarquist, Washington, D.C., for defendants-appellees.

Before WALLACE, FLETCHER and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Appellants, Monsanto Company, J.R. Simplot Company, and Stauffer Chemical Company, lessees of federal mineral lands, challenge the Secretary of the Interior's decision to assess retroactively additional royalties based on an increased value for phosphate ore. The district court upheld the Secretary's action and awarded prejudgment interest to the Government. We affirm.

FACTS

Appellants are lessees of federal mineral leases issued pursuant...

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