Hagerman v. Bates
Supreme Court of Colorado
Appeal from the Court of Appeals. In 1880 there were located in what was then Gunnison County, Colorado, two mining claims; one, the “Little Giant,” in January, the other, the “Bonnybel,” in July. By an act of the legislature becoming operative May 28, 1881, that portion of Gunnison county in which these properties were situate became a part of Pitkin county. The two claims overlapped, so that there was common to both a triangular strip of ground of about three acres.
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Appeal from the Court of Appeals. In 1880 there were located in what was then Gunnison County, Colorado, two mining claims; one, the “Little Giant,” in January, the other, the “Bonnybel,” in July. By an act of the legislature becoming operative May 28, 1881, that portion of Gunnison county in which these properties were situate became a part of Pitkin county. The two claims overlapped, so that there was common to both a triangular strip of ground of about three acres. Tire owners of the Bonnybel made the first application for a patent, and subsequently such proceedings were taken by the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Campbell
From the foregoing statement it will at once be seen that the main issue in the case (the nature and scope of the contract of settlement) was determined neither by the district court nor by the court of appeals, and this is one of the grievances which the plaintiffs urge here. The general rule undoubtedly is, as appellees assert, that the reasons given by a court for its decision are not material, so long as its conclusion is right. As otherwise expressed, very poor reasons are sometimes given for a correct decision. But where the facts upon which the decision is based are insufficient to…
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