Parker v. Jones

Plaintiffs filed this suit to quiet title to three quartz mining claims, Summit #1, Summit #2, and Summit #3, located in Baker County.1 The defendant claims ownership as a prior locator and contends the plaintiff "jumped” his claims. Plaintiff contends the defendant’s claims are void for failure to post proper location notices on the claims, failure to mark the boundaries of the claims, and failure to perform the annual assessment work. The trial court found for the plaintiff on the grounds defendant failed to mark the boundaries of the claims. Defendant appeals. Since we agree with the trial…