Utah v. United States, 394 U.S. 89 (1969)

Utah v. United States


No. 31, Orig.


Decided March 3, 1969
394 U.S. 89

ON EXCEPTIONS TO SPECIAL MASTER’S REPORT

Syllabus

In this dispute between the United States and Utah over ownership of the Great Salt Lake, the Special Master refused to permit the intervention by Morton International, Inc., a claimant to part of the property, because Utah had not waived its sovereign immunity as to Morton’s suit.

Held: The Special Master’s Report will be placed on file and his denial of intervention is approved, since a Stipulation entered into between Utah and the United States has so limited the issues that the presence of Morton and other private claimants is neither necessary nor appropriate.