Sil-Flo Corporation v. Bowen

STRUCKMEYER, Vice Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the Superior Court of Maricopa County dismissing without prejudice the complaint of appellant, Sil-Flo Corporation, and two counterclaims of appellee, Arthur C. W. Bowen, for lack of jurisdiction of the subject matter.

The action arose out of the appellee’s filing with the Bureau of Land Management, United States Department of the Interior, an application to patent certain mining claims situate in Pinal County. Such application was filed pursuant to the provisions of 30 U.S.C.A. § 29. Thereafter, appellant filed an adverse…