Larry Steven Wilkins, et al., Petitioners v. United States

21-1164

March 28, 2023
High Court Recasts Nature Of Time Bar In Quiet Title Act

The U.S. Supreme Court for the first time found that the Quiet Title Act's 12-year statute of limitations does not automatically prevent federal courts from hearing a dispute over a remote Montana road pitting a pair of local landowners against the U.S. government.
November 30, 2022
Justices Ponder 'Drive-By' Take On Jurisdiction In Title Case

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday examined whether its prior pronouncements regarding the Quiet Title Act's statute of limitations bar federal courts from hearing a dispute over a remote Montana road.
November 28, 2022
High Court To Weigh Tradition And Change In Easement Suit

When it hears a dispute this week over the exact nature of the Quiet Title Act's statute of limitations in a case involving a remote road in Montana, the U.S. Supreme Court will be asked to clarify its broader and seemingly evolving thinking on statutory time bars.
June 06, 2022
High Court Agrees To Hear Montana Easement Case

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a case from two Montana landowners who argue the U.S. Forest Service improperly opened an access road across their land to the public, in a dispute challenging the statute of limitations in a federal law governing property easement suits.