Apatang v. Marianas Public Land Corporation – Case Brief Summary (N.Mariana Islands)

In Apatang v. Marianas Public Land Corporation, 1 N. Mar. I. 140 (N.M.I. 1990), the Court held that the six-year statute of limitations, which governs land exchange issues, did not bar a landowner's action seeking adequate compensation based on a land exchange transfer conducted over 20 years earlier with the Trust Territory.

In Apatang there was no dispute that Apatang's father owned the land that was exchanged with the government.

Northern Mariana Islands Case Brief Corporation Landowner Statute Statute of Limitations

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