Noonan v. Caledonia Mining Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL PROM. THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF DAKOTA. This was an action to determine the rights of the parties' to mining ground in Lawrence County, in the territory of Dakota. In April, 1818, one of the defendants below, and of the appellants- here, John Noonan, asserted ownership to a tract of mineral land in that county, bearing the name of the Bobtail Lode.
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APPEAL PROM. THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF DAKOTA. This was an action to determine the rights of the parties' to mining ground in Lawrence County, in the territory of Dakota. In April, 1818, one of the defendants below, and of the appellants- here, John Noonan, asserted ownership to a tract of mineral land in that county, bearing the name of the Bobtail Lode. It was of great value, - and he desired to obtain a patent of the United States for it,. He therefore pursued the course prescribed in such cases by §§ 2325 and 2326 of the Bevised Statutes; and, on the 20th • of that month,…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Field,,
after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.
The exceptions taken in the District Court were fully considered and answered by the Supreme Court of the territory in a clear and satisfactory opinion. The objections to the sufficiency of the evidence to justify the findings of fact cannot be heard her©,; .they were matters for consideration only in the courts below, Of. the numerous assignments of error presented to us, we deem only three of sufficient importance to require special consideration. They are:
1. That the judgment is not sustained by the pleadings;
2.…
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