Strickley v. Highland Boy Gold Mining Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF UTAH. The facts are stated in the opinion. The construction of this tramway was not a matter of public necessity, but it was constructed solely for the purpose of reducing to a minimum the cost of transporting the defendant in error’s ores from its mines to the depot. The only use to which this tramway is put is for the transportation of the ores of the defendant in error.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF UTAH. The facts are stated in the opinion. The construction of this tramway was not a matter of public necessity, but it was constructed solely for the purpose of reducing to a minimum the cost of transporting the defendant in error’s ores from its mines to the depot. The only use to which this tramway is put is for the transportation of the ores of the defendant in error. The public is in no manner interested in it, nor does the public derive any benefit from the same. In the very nature of its construction and in the manner of its Operation, no…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
This is a proceeding begun by the defendant in- eftfoi,tri-mming. corporation, to condemn a right of way fon ah* aerials . bucket line, across a' placer mining claim of theoiplaintiffsi tó< ' error. The .mining corporation owns mines <Migh>!%> ah Bingo ham Canyon, in West Mountain MiningoMstofctpüSaiIt Take! County, Utah, and is using the line or, wa& b®iieai$yc<ares, eteiji . for itself and others from the mines? imi suspended! btiékéfeffj down to the railway station, tawikhlesndjstaritLeaHdoWMvei. hundred feet below. Before building thu-way itomad'évdíligénts inquiry but could not…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Clark v. NashSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Highland Boy Gold Mining Co. v. StrickleyUtah Supreme Court · 1904
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