Russell v. Geyser-Marion Gold Mining Company

CALLISTER, Justice:

This case arises from a dispute over some grazing rights. The plaintiffs, Mervin J. Russell and his wife, brought suit to quiet title in some grazing rights against the defendants, Geyser-Marion Gold Mining Company and The Bothwell Corporation. The trial court held that the plaintiffs were entitled to the exclusive right to use the surface of each of the described mining claims for livestock grazing purposes, so long as such grazing was done in a manner not to interfere with any mining of the defendants. From that decision the defendants seek reversal based on insufficient…