Keeley v. Ophir Hill Consol. Mining Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Utah.
1Opinion of the Court
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
These two suits were actions of trespass brought to recover the value of ore alleged to have been mined by the Ophir Hill Consolidated Mining Company from beneath the surface of the “Henrietta” mining claim in the first case, and the “Our Boys” mining claim in the second case.
These claims were alleged to belong to the respective plaintiffs in the two cases. The mining company admitted that it mined ore as charged, but justified its action on the ground that it owned several claims adjoining or in near proximity to the Henrietta and Our Boys claim, and that a certain vein…
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