Nevada Sierra Oil Co. v. Home Oil Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern California
On Application for the Appointment of a Receiver. Anderson & Anderson, J. H. 'Call, and Wm. J. Hunsaker, for complainant.
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
The subject of controversy in this suit is a. piece of public land of the United States, containing under its surface petroleum, and to which both the complainant and the defendants claim to be entitled under and by virtue of the mining laws. As the defendants are extracting large quantities of oil from the ground, and prevent the complainant from doing the work thereon required by the laws of the United States in order to make good its alleged claim, an application has been made by it to the court for the appointment of a receiver to take possession of the property, and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Belk v. MeagherSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Book v. Justice Min. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Nevada · 1893
- Erhardt v. BoaroSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Atherton v. FowlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Jupiter Mining Co. v. Bodie Consolidated Mining Co.District Court, D. California · 1881
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Miller v. ChrismanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1903
- Walton v. Wild Goose Mining & Trading Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1903
- Thallmann v. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1901
- Weed v. SnookCalifornia Supreme Court · 1904
- United States v. Standard Oil Company of CaliforniaDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1937
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