McDonald v. McKinnon

The court below directed verdict and judgment in favor of the defendant. Plaintiff brings error.

Thet facts shown upon the trial were that the defendant and his brother, Alexander, owned 40 acres of land in the Upper Peninsula, and in 1882 the plaintiff obtained an option upon it, and explored for ore, which he found* in the summer of 1883. This discovery led to the formation of a corporation under the mining laws of this State, called, “ The Beta Mining Company.” In this company the plaintiff was the owner of 8,000 shares, the McKinnons 5,950 shares each, and a Mr. Fair-child 100 shares. The…