MacDonald v. Midland Mining Co.

This action involves the ownership of a mining claim in Mariposa County known as “Garnet Queen No. 3.” Appellant commenced an action for declaratory relief against respondent and defendants Law, Hudson, Odgers and Toye, hereinafter referred to as the Law group. The defaults of all defendants except respondent were entered, and following a trial the court, sitting without a jury, found that appellant was before the court with unclean hands and therefore not entitled to any relief, and also that the location of the Law group, from whom respondent Midland Mining Company derived its right, was…