Cheesman v. Shreeve

Philips, J.,

(charging jury.j Gentlemen of the jury: Before proceeding to give you the charge I have prepared, I will give you certain declarations of law, asked for by the plaintiffs, as not inapplicable to the consideration of this case:

“The court, at the instance of the plaintiffs, charges the jury that their verdict must be for the plaintiffs, unless the defendarits fully establish, by a preponderance of the evidence, the following facts, — that is to say, that they are the owners of a lode mining claim located and held in compliance with the statutes of the United States and the state of…