Wright v. Mathews

This was an adverse suit instituted in the district court of Fergus county, Montana, pursuant to Section 2326 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (U. S. Comp-. St.. 1901, p. *4431430), to determine the relative rights of the parties to certain mineral lands covered by conflicting claims. Upon the pleadings issues were joined, and the cause tried to the court and a jury. At the close of plaintiffs’ case, upon motion of the defendant, the court granted a nonsuit, and entered a judgment in favor of the defendant for costs, from which judgment and an order denying their motion for a new…