Coppermines Co. v. Comins
Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal from Ninth Judicial District Court, White Pine County; Ben W. Coleman, Judge. Action by the Coppermines Company against H. A. Comins. Prom a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
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Appeal from Ninth Judicial District Court, White Pine County; Ben W. Coleman, Judge. Action by the Coppermines Company against H. A. Comins. Prom a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The burden of proof is upon the respondent to show its title to the land in dispute. . The primary and fundamental principle in the construction of deeds is that the intention of the parties, as expressed in the instrument, taken as a whole and considered altogether, must control. {Case v. Dexter, 106 N. Y. 548, 13 N. E. 449; Clement v. Bank, 4 L. R. A. 425; 17 Ency. Law, 2d ed. 4; 13 Cyc. 604, 627;…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
McCarran, J.:
This is an action commenced by respondent in the district court of White Pine County to quiet title to certain lots of land, the total acreage of which amounts to 64.167 acres.
It appears that in March, 1906, one Corbett entered into negotiations with the appellant Comins and his wife for the purchase of certain lands owned by appellant, and the water rights belonging to them, in what is known as Steptoe Creek, in Steptoe Valley.
On the 24th day of March, appellant and his wife made and executed a deed; the portion of which attempting to describe the lands conveyed is…
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