Eveleigh v. Darnielle

action involves ownership of nine contiguous, unpatented mining claims known as the Yankee Jack group-, located in Shasta County. In 1962 Maurine Herrman had been the owner of these claims. Plaintiffs are her successors in interest. Between November 1964 and February 1965 defendants located four contiguous lode mining claims which overlay part of the Yankee Jack group. Defendants claim ownership on the strength of Maurine Herrman’s asserted failure to perform the annual assessment work required by federal law. 1 The trial court concluded that labor performed on behalf of Maurine Herrman…