Hoover v. Young

This action was instituted by C. W. Young et al., as plaintiffs, in support of an adverse filed in the Gunnison land office against the application by defendant Hoover for a patent to Excelsior No. 1 lode mining claim, situate in Gunnison county, Colorado, plaintiffs claiming the property in controversy by reason of the Black Queen location. A trial in the district court resulted in a verdict and judgment for plaintiffs, from which the defendant appeals.

After the case reached this court, it was found that the bill of exceptions, which was signed in vacation, was not presented to the district…