Legal Opinion
J. E. Riley Inv. Co. v. Sakow
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 14, 1940No. 9237PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEALY, Circuit Judge.
The appeal is from a judgment of the District Court for the Territory of Alaska in favor of appellee (plaintiff) in a suit in ejectment and for damages. The ver-■dict and judgment ran against appellants jointly.
The property involved is the Good Hope placer claim, alleged to have been located by appellee in 1930. The •amended complaint sets up the title of appellee, subject to paramount title in the United States, and alleges that the defendants (appellants) unlawfully and in bad faith entered upon the claim and extracted gold therefrom. Appellants filed a joint answer…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hammer v. Garfield Mining & Milling Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Jupiter Mining Co. v. Bodie Consolidated Mining Co.District Court, D. California · 1881
- Bismark Mountain Gold Mining Co. v. North Sunbeam Gold Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1908
- J. E. Riley Inv. Co. v. SakowCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1938
- Credo Mining & Smelting Co. v. Highland Min. & Mill. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Washington · 1899
3Cited by5 opinions
- Alfred G. Sica v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
- Flynn v. VevelstadDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1954
- Birchfield v. ThiercofCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1967
- Alfred G. Sica v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
- George v. LyonsDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1953