Buffalo Zinc & Copper Co. v. Crump
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Marion Circuit Court in Chancery. Elbridge G-. Mitchell, Judge. The plaintiff, a foreign corporation, could maintain the action. Acts 1889, p. 20; Morawetz, Priv.
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Appeal from Marion Circuit Court in Chancery. Elbridge G-. Mitchell, Judge. The plaintiff, a foreign corporation, could maintain the action. Acts 1889, p. 20; Morawetz, Priv. Corp. (2d Ed.), § 665; 1 McCrary, 123; 18 Mo. 229; 52 Ala. 538, 551; 24 Ohio St. 67; 155 N. Y. 373; 129 Mo. 38; Acts Mo. 1889, p. 76; 67 Ind. 549; 45 S. W. Rep. 972. Where an alien makes a mineral location, and the land passes into tha-bands of a citizen of the United States, said location, though void at first, became valid. 9 Morrison, Mining Rep. 529; Barringer & Adams, Mines & Mining, 202; 12 Dec. Interior…
1Opinion of the Court
Battle, ■ J.
This action involves the validity of mining claims. The Buffalo Zinc & Copper Company alleged in its complaint, substantially, as follows: It was duly organized as a corporation, under the laws of the state of Illinois, on the 3d day of June, 1887, for the purpose of doing a general mining and smelting business, and dealing in mineral lands. Since then it has been engaged in such business.
On the 6th of November, 1886, one Rose Ann Kaylor, in accordance with law, located a lead and lode mining claim, described as follows: “Beginning at the northwest comer of the southwest quarter…
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