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Elgan v. Frances-Mohawk Mining & Leasing Co.

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided July 15, 1912No. 1965PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of the Seventh Judicial District of the State of Nevada, Esmeralda County; Theron Stevens, Judge. Action by J. R. Elgan against the Frances-Mohawk Mining and Leasing Company and Keane Wonder Mining Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, the Keane Wonder Mining Company appeals.

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Appeal from the District Court of the Seventh Judicial District of the State of Nevada, Esmeralda County; Theron Stevens, Judge. Action by J. R. Elgan against the Frances-Mohawk Mining and Leasing Company and Keane Wonder Mining Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, the Keane Wonder Mining Company appeals. Statement of Facts On or about the month of July, 1906, one Homer Wilson, by purchase from one John Keane and another, became the owner of something like 1,100,000 shares of the capital stock of the Keane Wonder Mining Company, and succeeded to the presidency of the corporation. The said…

1Opinion of the Court

By the Court,

Norcross, J.

(after stating the facts as above):

This is an appeal from the judgment and from an order denying a motion for a new trial. The record contains about forty assignments of error; but it will not, we think, be necessary to consider each separately, as the material questions presented will fall under a few main propositions.

It is contended that the court erred in permitting the plaintiff to file an amended and supplemental complaint, after the decision and before the entry of j udgment, setting up the facts which occurred subsequent to the institution of the action. We…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Le Marchant v. . MooreNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
  2. Smith v. . SavinNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
  3. Keel v. LevyOregon Supreme Court · 1890
  4. Brown v. First Nat. Bank of NewtonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1902
  5. Hazard v. . FiskeNew York Court of Appeals · 1881

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Coombs v. HeersDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 1973
  2. Smart v. ValenciaNevada Supreme Court · 1926

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