Jordin v. Vauthiers

Respondents Jordin and Lancaster, and appellant Vauthiers, were co-owners of two unpatented mining claims in the Swauk Mining District in Kittitas County. The claims, described as Nelson Hill No. 1 and Nelson Hill No. 2, were discovered in 1968 and location notice of each was recorded in the office of the Kittitas County Auditor. Following a disagreement among the co-owners, Jordin and Lancaster brought this action against Vauthiers for partition of the property. Vauthiers, appearing pro se, appeals from the trial court's judgment partitioning by sale the above mining claims. We affirm.

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