Rae v. Cameron

Mr. Justice Morris :

I dissent. Mining partnerships in Montana are controlled by Chapter 162 of the Civil Code, comprising sections 8050 to 8059. This chapter was taken practically in its entirety from the California Civil Code (secs. 2511 to 2520, inclusive), and construing anything in relation to mining partnership, under the California and Montana statutes, the courts of both jurisdictions have followed very closely these statutes. Having a chapter of statutes devoted to mines and mining which contains the only statutory provisions relating to mining partnerships, that chapter must be…