Rankin v. New England & Nevada Silver Mining Co.
Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal from tbe District Court of the Sixth Judicial District^ Lander County. The defendants, the “ New England and Nevada Silver Mining Company,” “ Boston and Reese River Silver Mining Company,” and “ Silver Ledge Mining Company,” were corporations organized in New York, and were engaged in erecting a quartz mill at Newark, in Lander County.
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Appeal from tbe District Court of the Sixth Judicial District^ Lander County. The defendants, the “ New England and Nevada Silver Mining Company,” “ Boston and Reese River Silver Mining Company,” and “ Silver Ledge Mining Company,” were corporations organized in New York, and were engaged in erecting a quartz mill at Newark, in Lander County. Trefren was their managing agent, but was absent much of the time, and had stated to the plaintiff Rankin that in his absence Griffin had charge, and when he had business to transact to go to him. The saw-mill of Hendrie was thirty miles from Newark; and…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Lewis, J.
The defendants, who were erecting a quartz mill in the county of Lander, entered into a contract on the 10th day of March, a.d. 1867, with one Olen Hendrie, whereby for certain stipulated prices he agreed to deliver to them all the lumber and timber necessary for the purpose of completing the mill.
To further the fulfillment of this contract, Hendrie employed the plaintiffs to supply his saw-mill with the necessary logs, and also to haul the timber when sawed into the proper dimensions, to the site of the defendants’ quartz mill. The defendants were in no wise connected…
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