Farmington Gold Mining Co. v. Rhymney Gold & Copper Co.
Utah Supreme Court
Appeal from the Second District Court, Davis County, Hon. H. H. Eolapp, Judge. Action by plaintiff to quiet title of certain mining claims in Davis county to which it was alleged that defendant wrongfully asserted and claimed some right. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appealed.
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Appeal from the Second District Court, Davis County, Hon. H. H. Eolapp, Judge. Action by plaintiff to quiet title of certain mining claims in Davis county to which it was alleged that defendant wrongfully asserted and claimed some right. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appealed. The notice also fails to indicate that the claim was distinctly marked on the ground, or that its boundaries could be readily traced, it merely recites the following: “I claim from this notice 750 feet to a monument of stone; thence northwesterly from this notice 750 feet to a monument of stone.” The mere…
1Opinion of the CourtBartch, C. J.
The main question presented for our consideration in this case is, whether the notice of location of the Rhymney Mining claim, with the supplementary proof, was properly admitted in evidence. The ground of the objection appears to be the uncertainty in the description. The notice reads, as follows:
“Notice is hereby given that the undersigned having complied with the requirements of section 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the United States and the local laws, customs and regulations of this district, has located 1500 feet in length by 600 feet in width on this the Rhymney Mine, lode, vein or…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Erhardt v. BoaroSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Bennett v. HarkraderSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Mount Diablo Mill & Mining Co. v. CallisonU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Nevada · 1879
- Wilson v. Triumph Consolidated Mining Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1899
- Flavin v. MattinglyMontana Supreme Court · 1888
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- Law v. FowlerIdaho Supreme Court · 1927
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