Penn Star Mining Co. v. Lyman

The plaintiff, a Nevada corporation, commenced this action in the district court of Salt Lake county against the defendants to recover an alleged balance of $7,200, which plaintiff alleged was owing from the defendants for 50,000 shares of mining stock, which it is alleged the defendants had agreed to purchase and pay for in connection with a certain lease of certain mining properties located in Nevada. The contract sued on, to which we shall more specifically refer hereinafter, is made a part of the complaint. The defendant Crampton was not served with process, and has never appeared in the…