Legal Opinion

Gwillim v. Donnellan

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided May 4, 1885No. 222PublishedCited by 101 opinions

IN ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OR THE UNITED STATES FOR ÍHB DISTRICT' OF COLORADO. These were proceedings under BeV. Stat. §§ 2325, 2326 to determine adverse claims to a mineral location. The.facts are stated'in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Waite

This is a suit begun July 7,1881, under Rev. Stat. § 2326, to determine the rights of adverse, claimants to certain mining locations. Donnellan and Everett, the defendants in error here, and also the defendants below, were the owners of the Mendota claim, or location, and Gwillim, the plaintiff in error here, and the plaintiff below, the owner of the Cambrian. The two claims conflicted. The defendants applied, under Rev. Stat. § 2325, for a patent of the land covered by their location, and the plaintiff filed in due time ¿nd in proper form his adverse claim. To sustain this adverse claim the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Belk v. MeagherSupreme Court of the United States · 1881

3Cited by101 opinions

  1. Donnelly v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  2. Cole v. RalphSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
  3. Del Monte Mining & Milling Co. v. Last Chance Mining & Milling Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1898
  4. Manuel v. WulffSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
  5. Clipper Mining Co. v. Eli Mining & Land Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1904

96 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API