Legal Opinion

Harkness v. Burton

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided June 19, 1874PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from Dubuque District Court. This is an action in chancery, brought by plaintiffs to restrain defendants from mining lead ore upon certain lands in Dubuque county. By a cross-bill defendants ask that plaintiffs may be enjoined from mining upon the same premises. The relief prayed for by defendants was by the final decree granted. Plaintiffs appeal. Other facts necessary for the proper understanding of the points ruled are found in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.

The abstract of the pleadings and evidence upon which this case is presented to ns, is quite considerable in extent, the printed arguments of counsel are exhaustive, able, and by no means brief, altogether presenting a voluminous mass of matter which we have considered with great care, and upon which we have reached a very satisfactory conclusion, as to the merits of the case and the rights of the l’espective parties. Having, in the great quantity of reading *102wliicb the consideration of the case has imposed upon us, discovered the true points at issue, we find no difficulty in reaching…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Beatty v. GregorySupreme Court of Iowa · 1864
  2. Anderson v. SimpsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1866

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Vannest v. FlemingSupreme Court of Iowa · 1890
  2. Metcalf v. HartWyoming Supreme Court · 1891
  3. Morgan v. RountreeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1893
  4. Kaiser v. SeatonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1883
  5. Allbright v. HannahSupreme Court of Iowa · 1897

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