James Stewart Co. v. Cattany

OPINION

HOWARD, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of appellees in a forcible entry and detainer suit brought to determine the possession of eight unpatented federal lode mining claims. The eight claims, known as the Hornes # 110-117, were located by M.S. Horne on September 21, 1967, and later leased to W.W. Grace on October 1, 1979.

Apparently no assessment work was done for the assessment year ending August 31, 1979. Appellees, however, commenced assessment work on October 6, 1979, and continued the work on October 10 for the 1979-1980 assessment year. The work was…