Glacier Mountain Silver Mining Co. v. Willis
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO. The case, as stated by the court, was as follows: This was a writ of error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Colorado to review a judgment of that court sustaining a demurrer to the “second amended complaint” filed by the Glacier Mountain Silver Mining-Company, plaintiff in error, against J. Frank Willis, Charles Buckland, and Donald M. Frothingham, defendants in error,…
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO. The case, as stated by the court, was as follows: This was a writ of error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Colorado to review a judgment of that court sustaining a demurrer to the “second amended complaint” filed by the Glacier Mountain Silver Mining-Company, plaintiff in error, against J. Frank Willis, Charles Buckland, and Donald M. Frothingham, defendants in error, ■ which complaint is in the words and figures following, to wit: “ Fou-second amended complaint the plaintiff complains…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lamar
The opinion of the court below is not found in the record, and we are not advised by brief or otherwise as to the grounds upon which the court sustained the demurrer. We must, therefore, determine the issues presented in the case by reference to the bill of complaint, and to the causes assigned for demurrer..First. That the property sought to be recovered in this action is not described by its legal subdivisions nor by its metes and bounds. We do not think this ground is tenable. The complaint, after setting forth the location by plaintiff’s grantors of the tunnel and tunnel site in Snake…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Broder v. Water Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Jennison v. KirkSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Chambers v. HarringtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Jackson v. RobySupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Richmond Mining Co. v. RoseSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
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- United States v. Consolidated Mines & Smelting Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
- Holden v. LynnSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1911
- Buffalo Zinc & Copper Co. v. CrumpSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1902
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