Gorman Mining Co. v. Alexander
South Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Pennington county. Hon. John W. Nowlin, Judge. Action to quiet title. Judgment for defendants. Plaintiff appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion. A title to mineral land, duly diverted from the United States government, becomes property in the fullest sense of the word.
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Appeal from circuit court, Pennington county. Hon. John W. Nowlin, Judge. Action to quiet title. Judgment for defendants. Plaintiff appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion. A title to mineral land, duly diverted from the United States government, becomes property in the fullest sense of the word. Forbes v. Gracey, 94 U. S. 762; Belk v. Meagher, 104 U. S. 279; Gwillen v. Donellan, 115 U. S. 45; Noyes v. Mantle, 127 U. S. 348; Mercer v. Fremont, 7 Cal. 317; Crandall v. Woods. 8 Cal. 143; Bird v. Lisboes, 9 Cal. 1; Me Keon v. Bis-bee, 9 Cal. 137; State v. Moore, 12 Cal. 56; Watts v.…
1Opinion of the CourtCorson, J.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff to determine the right to the possession of 6.82 acres of a mining claim in pursuance of the provisions of Section 2326, Rev. St. U. S., for which an application for a patent, including the ground in controversy, had been made by the defendants under the provisions of Section 2325, Rev. St. U. S., and judgment rendered in favor of the defendants, from which the plaintiff has appealed to this court.
*560The plaintiff claims the ownership of the mining ground in controversy under and by virtue of a mineral location made in 1877, known as the “Lady of the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Belk v. MeagherSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Schulenberg v. HarrimanSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Forbes v. GraceySupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Nicoll v. . the New-York and Erie Railroad Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1854
- Gwillim v. DonnellanSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
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- Reagan v. McKibbenSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1898
- Gorman Min. Co. v. AlexanderSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1892