Scott v. Crouch
Utah Supreme Court
Appeal from tbe Third District Court, Salt Lake County.— Hon. W. G. Hall, Judge. Action brought by John S. Scott, as the administrator of the estate of James McCann, deceased, claiming a right to a one-tenth interest in the Zelnora mining claim, the legal title to which, by a patent from the United States, has been vested in Zelnora Hopper, and by her deeded to the defendants. From a decree in favor of tbe defendants, tbe plaintiff appealed.
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Appeal from tbe Third District Court, Salt Lake County.— Hon. W. G. Hall, Judge. Action brought by John S. Scott, as the administrator of the estate of James McCann, deceased, claiming a right to a one-tenth interest in the Zelnora mining claim, the legal title to which, by a patent from the United States, has been vested in Zelnora Hopper, and by her deeded to the defendants. From a decree in favor of tbe defendants, tbe plaintiff appealed. Under tbe issues in this case tbe title to tbe mining claim in question is claimed tbrongb a conveyance from tbe deceased McCann, and in no other way. As…
1Opinion of the Court
MINEE, O. J.
Tbe appellant, Scott, as administrator of tbe estate of J. N. McCann, deceased, filed bis complaint against tbe defendants, and bases bis claim for recovery upon tbe ground that tbe appellant’s intestate during bis lifetime was tbe owner of a one-tentb interest in tbe Zelnora mining claim, and that McCann died in 1886 seized of said interest therein, by virtue of having been one of tbe original locators thereof, and that be never parted with such interest. Ee-spondents assert title to one-tentb interest therein, based upon tbe claim that McCann in 1819 conveyed by deed bis…
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