Copper River Mining Co. v. McClellan
District Court, D. Alaska
This is a suit in equity, the bill concluding with a prayer for a decree adjudging:' (1) That the locators of that certain group of copper mines particularly described therein, and commonly known as the “Bonanza Group,” were at the time they located the said mines acting as the agents, servants, and employés of the plaintiff; (2) that plaintiff is the owner of said mines; (3) that the defendants hold the legal possession and title with prior notice of plaintiff’s equities,…
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This is a suit in equity, the bill concluding with a prayer for a decree adjudging:' (1) That the locators of that certain group of copper mines particularly described therein, and commonly known as the “Bonanza Group,” were at the time they located the said mines acting as the agents, servants, and employés of the plaintiff; (2) that plaintiff is the owner of said mines; (3) that the defendants hold the legal possession and title with prior notice of plaintiff’s equities, and as trustee for the plaintiff; and (4) that defendants be required to convey such possession and title to the…
1Opinion of the CourtWickerspiam, District Judge
(after stating the foregoing admitted facts in narrative form). This suit is brought upon the theory that the defendants who located the Bonanza group of copper mines were at that time the agents of the plaintiff, and that their locations became, were, and now are, the property of the plaintiff. Some testimony is offered by the plaintiff to prove that defendants locating used food supplies and horses belonging to the plaintiff in making the discoveries and locations, but this evidence is offered as additional proof of the direct contract of agency, and it is not sought thereby to establish a…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Massie v. WattsSupreme Court of the United States · 1810
- Belk v. MeagherSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Felix v. PatrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Prevost v. GratzSupreme Court of the United States · 1821
- Forbes v. GraceySupreme Court of the United States · 1877
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Elliott v. ElliottDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1907
- Mullen v. MullenDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1954