Murphy v. Howard Copper Co.

December 28, 1920, Nellie Murphy and J. S. Johnson, hereinafter called plaintiffs, filed suit in the superior court of Yavapai county to quiet title to the Copper Dyke mining claim. The property was located in the Black Canyon mining district, in Yavapai county, and the ground covered thereby was in conflict with the Copper Schist No. 2 mining claim, owned by the Howard Copper Company, a corporation, hereinafter called defendant. Defendant had, on June 10, 1920, filed application for patent on the Copper Schist No. 2, along with other claims. Notice of application was published in August and…