Robinson v. Imperial Silver Mining Co.
Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District, Lyon County. This was an action of ejectment, commenced on May 3d, 1867, by Robert Robinson, Willard B. Farwell, and William V. Wells, against the Imperial Silver Mining Company,-Greentree, and -McKay, to recover possession of a rectangular piece of land, two hundred and fifty yards from east to west, and three hundred yards from north to south, on the Carson River, in Lyon County, upon which was situated the…
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Appeal from the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District, Lyon County. This was an action of ejectment, commenced on May 3d, 1867, by Robert Robinson, Willard B. Farwell, and William V. Wells, against the Imperial Silver Mining Company,-Greentree, and -McKay, to recover possession of a rectangular piece of land, two hundred and fifty yards from east to west, and three hundred yards from north to south, on the Carson River, in Lyon County, upon which was situated the Rock Point Quartz Mill, together with the mill and water flowing to it for its use, and twenty-five thousand five hundred…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Lewis, C. J.:
In the month of September, a.d. 1859, one W. R. Johnson entered upon a tract of unoccupied land, lying on the Carson River, in the county of Lyon; erected some kind of a cabin • on the premises; placed a notice on a tree on the bank of the river, in which it was stated that he claimed a certain quantity of land, and also the water of the river; and on the' twenty-third day of the next month he had a description of his land, *63with a notice that he claimed the same, recorded in the office of the County Recorder. In addition to this he built a temporary dam across the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Coryell v. CainCalifornia Supreme Court · 1860
- Levitzky v. CanningCalifornia Supreme Court · 1867
- Lagow v. NeilsonIndiana Supreme Court · 1858
- Fleeson v. Savage Silver Mining Co.Nevada Supreme Court · 1867
- Chollar-Potosi Mining Co. v. KennedyNevada Supreme Court · 1867
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