Big Six Development Co. v. Mitchell
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Missouri.
1Opinion of the Court
RINER, District Judge.
This was a bill in equity brought by S. Duffield Mitchell, a citizen of the state of Pennsylvania, against the Big Six Development Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Missouri, to cancel a lease as a cloud upon plaintiff’s title to certain lands, to establish his right of possession therein, and to enjoin the lessee from mining ore in the leased premises. The lease was dated May 31, 1898, and, by its terms, was to run 10 years from date. It provided that the parties of the second part should commence the work of sinking shafts within 10 days…
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