Gird v. California Oil Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern California
Action by Richard Gird and J. 0. Udall against the California Oil Company to determine conflicting claims to certain mining locations.
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, District Judge.
The record in this case is a very voluminous one, and has been carefully examined and considered. The premises in controversy are oil-bearing lands, the government title to which, under existing laws, can alone be acquired pursuant to the provisions of the mining laws relating to placer claims. The defendant, California Oil Company, claiming to be the owner of a placer mining location called the “Razzle Dazzle,” made application to the register and receiver of the United States land office at Los Angeles, in which district the land is situated,’ for a patent, against the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Chambers v. HarringtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Jupiter Mining Co. v. Bodie Consolidated Mining Co.District Court, D. California · 1881
- Wolverton v. NicholsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Mount Diablo Mill & Mining Co. v. CallisonU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Nevada · 1879
- Pollard v. ShivelySupreme Court of Colorado · 1880
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- Cosmos Exploration Co. v. Gray Eagle Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1901
- Upton v. Santa Rita Mining Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1907
- Olive Land & Development Co. v. OlmsteadU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern California · 1900
- Kramer v. SanguinettiCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1939
- Sanders v. NobleMontana Supreme Court · 1899
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