Argentine Mining Co. v. Terrible Mining Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO. The following’ is the statement of the case made by the court. This is an action to recover certain mining ground, being part of what is known as the Adelaide Lode in Lake County, Colorado, lying within the California. Mining District. It was originally brought in the name of Frederick S. Yan Zandt, who claimed to be the owner of the lode.
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO. The following’ is the statement of the case made by the court. This is an action to recover certain mining ground, being part of what is known as the Adelaide Lode in Lake County, Colorado, lying within the California. Mining District. It was originally brought in the name of Frederick S. Yan Zandt, who claimed to be the owner of the lode. Subsequently he transferred his interest to a corporation, created under the laws of New York, known as the Terrible Mining Company, and by consent of parties that company was…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Field
The instruction, as requested by the defendant, as a proposition of law is undoubtedly sound. It is substantially- a brief repetition of the language of the statute. Its refusal, however, did not prejudice the defendant, for a valid location, as defined by the court, could only be found in favor of the plaintiff in ' cas.e the vein discovered by the locators of the Adelaide claim extended to the ground in dispute. If such were the fact, the principle involved in the instruction asked, applied to that claim, cut off the right asserted by the defendant. If there was an apex or outcropping of…
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