Sutherland v. Purdy

The substance of the act of Congress of August 1, 1912, is that no one shall locate a placer mining claim in Alaska as attorney for another “unless he is duly authorized thereto by a power of attorney in writing, duly acknowledged and recorded.” The question here is whether that statute was complied with. I contend that it was. The opinion of the majority of the court contains the erroneous statement that the fact is conceded that the location made by Gates as attorney in fact for the defendant in error “was made prior to the recordation of the power of attorney.” *417I find no such concession in…