Iron Silver Mining Co. v. Cheesman
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO. This was an action in ejectment to recover possession of mineral lands in Colorado. The facts which, make the case are-stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Miller
The Iron Silver Mining Company brought its suit in the nature of an action of ejectment against Walter S. Cheesman, "Walter S. Clarke, and Thomas Bennett,-to recover possession of a part of a vein or lode of mineral deposit, the right to which it asserted under a patent from the United States. The action was commenced in the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Colorado. The defendants denied the title 'of the plaintiff to the vein at the point in controversy, and though they did not assert a claim under a patent, they did show such proceedings under the mining laws of the…
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