Independence Placer Mining Co. v. Hellman

The respondent instituted this action against appellants to quiet its title to a group of placer mining claims totaling 124 acres. The issues, when fully made up, reduced the litigation to a controversy between the parties over the right of possession of 40 acres of this group covered by two locations claimed by appellants and named the “Lilly No. 1” and “Lilly No. 2”; the same ground being covered by respondent’s two locations named “Rags” and “Patshes.” The trial court found in favor of respondent as the owner of the latter two claims.

Paragraph VIII of the court’s findings covers the…