Elsom v. Tefft

— This action in equity was brought by four out of five trustees of a common law trust, designated as the Victoria Silver-Lead Syndicate, owning mining properties, some under crown grants and some not granted, in the province of British Columbia, Canada, against L. J. Tefft, as trustee and in his individual capacity, and James C. Allison. The common law trust was a Washington association with its office and principal place of business in Spokane and conducted its mining operations in British Columbia. The mining venture was its sole business.

In the complaint, an accounting was demanded, a…