Powell v. Atlas Corp.

CROCKETT, Chief Justice:

Plaintiffs brought this action to quiet title to certain unpatented lode mining claims located on public domain west of Green River in Emery County. Upon a trial to the court, it made findings and rendered judgment in favor of defendant. Plaintiffs appeal.

The challenge to defendant’s right to the mining claims relates to alleged defects in the descriptions, defects in the boundaries as located in the field, the existence of prior valid claims, and the failure to do required assessment work. For those reasons, plaintiffs contend that the defendants (and their…