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SHERWOOD'S INDEX TO AND OUTLINE OF
MORRISON'S MINING REPORTS

by Don H. Sherwood of the Denver Bar


APPENDIX CASES SORTED ALPHABETICALLY
BY TOPIC AND CASE NAME

Abandonment

 

Palmer v. Moore

U.K. New South Wales 1900

20 : 412

 

Stage v. Boyer

Penna. 1898

19 : 210

 

Woodward v. Mitchell

Ind. 1895

18 : 158

 

Account

 

Taylor v. Thomas

Colo. 1903

22 : 527

 

Tecumseh Iron Co. v. Camp

Alabama 1891

17 : 388

 

Agent

 

Calumet M. & M. Co. v. Phillips

Colo. 1903

22 : 677

 

Appropriation

 

Cardoza v. Calkins

Cal. 1897

18 : 689

 

Blasting

 

Belleville Stone Co. v. Mooney

N.J. 1898

19 : 264

 

Berg v. Boston & Mont. Consol. Co.

Mont. 1892

17 : 470

 

Boundaries

 

Ashman v. Wigton

Penna. 1887

17 : 117

 

Broker

 

Leech v. Clemons

Colo. App. 1899

20 : 186

 

Confusion

 

St. Clair v. Cash Gold M. & M. Co.

Colo. App. 1896

18 : 523

 

Consideration

 

Coles v. Kennedy

Iowa 1890

17 : 357

 

Contempt

 

Boston Co. v. Montana Ore P. Co.

Mont. 1900

20 : 492

 

Contract

 

Anvil M. Co. v. Humble

U.S. Mich. 1894

18 : 98

 

Caley v. Portland

Colo. App. 1903

22 : 595

 

Kimberley W. Co. v. DeBeers Co.

U.K. Cape Pr. 1897

19 : 62

 

McIntyre v. Ajax M. Co.

Utah 1899

20 : 142

 

Conveyance

 

King v. New York & Cleveland Co.

Penna. 1903

22 : 515

 

Lehigh Z. Co. v. New Jersey Z. Co.

N.J. 1893

17 : 600

 

Paine v. Griffiths

3rd Cir. Penna. 1898

19 : 297

 

Corporation(s)

 

Glengary Consol. M. Co. v. Boehmer

Colo. 1900

21 : 74

 

Pittsburg M. Co. v. Spooner

Wisc. 1889

17 : 226

 

Covenant

 

Crawford v. Witherbee

Wisc. 1890

17 : 348

 

Custom

 

Jones v. Holden

Mass. 1903

22 : 523

 

Ditch

 

Smith v. Hawkins

Cal. 1898

19 : 243

 

Welch v. Garrett

Idaho 1897

19 : 193

 

Drainage

 

Ulmer v. Farnsworth

Me. 1888

17 : 134

 

Dump

 

Boileau v. Heath

U.K. 1898

19 : 349

 

Scheel v. Alhambra M. Co.

C.C.D. Nev. 1897

18 : 616

 

Eminent Domain

 

Byrnes v. Douglass

9th Cir. Nev. 1897

19 : 96

 

Manufacturers' N. Gas Co. v. Leslie

Ind. App. 1898

19 : 566

 

Escrow

 

Rubie C. Co. v. Princess Alice Co.

Colo. 1903

22 : 569

 

Estoppel

 

Bunker Hill M. Co. v. Pascoe

Utah 1901

21 : 626

 

Evidence

 

Hines v. Miller (Reader v. Miller)

Cal. 1898

19 : 609

 

Exhausted Mine

 

Blake v. Lobb's Estate

Mich. 1896

18 : 462

 

Brooks v. Cook

Alabama 1902

22 : 456

 

Diamond Iron Co. v. Buckeye I. Co.

Minn. 1897

19 : 197

 

Fritzler v. Robinson

Iowa 1886

17 : 105

 

Hewitt Iron M. Co. v. Dessau Co.

Mich. 1902

22 : 111

 

Expert

 

Douthett v. Fort Pitt Gas Co.

Penna. 1902

22 : 204

 

Fixtures

 

Cook v. Enright

Cal. 1901

21 : 496

 

Couch v. Welsh

Utah 1901

21 : 619

 

Updegraff v. Lesem

Colo. App. 1900

20 : 620

 

Flooding

 

Ezzard v. Findley Gold M. Co.

Ga. 1885

17 : 40

 

Forfeiture

 

Bartley v. Phillips

Penna. 1895

18 : 145

 

Bartley v. Phillips

Penna. 1897

18 : 542

 

Edwards v. Iola Gas Co.

Kansas 1902

22 : 293

 

Gadbury v. Ohio & Indiana C. Co.

Ind. 1903

22 : 680

 

Joseph v. Davenport

Iowa 1902

22 : 171

 

Lynch v. Versailles Fuel Gas Co.

Penna. 1895

18 : 149

 

Marshall v. Forest Oil Co.

Penna. 1901

21 : 179

 

Ray v. Western Penn. N. Gas Co.

Penna. 1891

17 : 374

 

Shellar v. Shivers

Penna. 1895

18 : 260

 

South Penn Oil Co. v. Edgell

W. Va. 1900

21 : 106

 

Fraud

 

Clark v. Buffalo Hump M. Co.

9th Cir. Idaho 1903

22 : 672

 

Edelman v. Latshaw

Penna. 1897

18 : 608

 

Hanley v. Sweeny

9th Cir. Idaho 1901

21 : 333

 

Lagarde v. Anniston Lime Co.

Alabama 1900

20 : 545

 

Lawrence v. Gayetty

Cal. 1889

17 : 169

 

Mudsill M. Co. v. Watrous

6th Cir. Mich. 1894

18 : 1

 

Sun Dance Gold M. Co. v. Frost

Ariz. 1901

21 : 252

 

Synnott v. Shaughnessy

U.S. Idaho 1889

17 : 213

 

Upton v. Weisling

Ariz. 1903

22 : 601

 

Injunction

 

Ajax Gold M. Co. v. Hilkey

Colo. 1902

22 : 259

 

Armstrong v. Auen

Penna. 1891

17 : 392

 

Copper King, Ltd. v. Wabash M. Co.

C.C.S.D. Cal. 1902

22 : 164

 

Dimick v. Shaw

8th Cir. Colo. 1899

20 : 49

 

Erskine v. Forest Oil Co.

C.C.W.D. Penna. 1895

18 : 297

 

Harley v. Montana Ore P. Co.

Mont. 1903

22 : 550

 

Indianapolis Co. v. Kibbey

Ind. 1893

17 : 677

 

Lindsley v. Union Silver Star Co.

Wash. 1901

21 : 586

 

McCann v. Wallace

C.C.D. Oregon 1902

22 : 389

 

Silver Peak Mines v. Hanchett

C.C.D. Nev. 1899

20 : 19

 

Stahl v. Van Vleck

Ohio 1895

18 : 231

 

Williams v. Long

Cal. 1900

20 : 738

 

Inspection

 

Henszey v. Langdon-Henszey Coal Co.

C.C.E.D. N.C. 1897

18 : 614

 

People ex rel. Calumet v. DeFrance

Colo. 1902

22 : 61

 

State ex rel. Geyman v. Dist. Court

Mont. 1902

22 : 211

 

Instroke

 

Potter v. Rend

Penna. 1902

22 : 1

 

Madison v. Garfield Coal Co.

Iowa 1901

21 : 358

 

Webber v. Vogel

Penna. 1899

19 : 639

 

Laches

 

Curtis v. Lakin

8th Cir. Utah 1899

20 : 35

 

Johnson v. Standard M. Co.

U.S. Colo. 1893

17 : 554

 

Lease

 

Ahrns v. Chartiers Valley Oil Co.

Penna. 1898

19 : 584

 

Aye v. Philadelphia Co.(1)

Penna. 1899

20 : 177

 

Aye v. Philadelphia Co.(2)

Penna. 1899

20 : 182

 

Brooks v. Kunkle

Ind. App. 1900

20 : 540

 

Chambers v. Smith

Penna. 1897

19 : 146

 

Colorado Fuel & Iron Co. v. Pryor

Colo. 1898

19 : 544

 

Denniston v. Haddock

Penna. 1901

21 : 513

 

Diamond Plate Glass Co. v. Curless

Ind. App. 1899

19 : 682

 

Double v. Union Heat & Light Co.

Penna. 1896

18 : 327

 

Duffield v. Hue

Penna. 1889

17 : 253

 

Eclipse Oil Co. v. South Penn Co.

W. Va. 1899

20 : 234

 

Edmonds v. Mounsey

Ind. App. 1896

18 : 384

 

Fisher v. Guffey

Penna. 1899

20 : 174

 

Gaines v. Virginia & Alabama Co.

Alabama 1900

20 : 393

 

Glasgow v. Chartiers Oil Co.

Penna. 1892

17 : 523

 

Henderson v. Ferrell

Penna. 1898

19 : 205

 

Hooks v. Forst

Penna. 1895

18 : 139

 

Jackson v. O'Hara

Penna. 1897

19 : 153

 

Johnston v. Filer

Penna. 1902

21 : 741

 

Knotts v. McGregor

W. Va. 1900

20 : 432

 

Leatherman v. Oliver

Penna. 1892

17 : 526

 

Lowther Oil Co. v. Guffey

W. Va. 1903

22 : 545

 

Lowther O. Co. v. Miller-Sibley Co.

W. Va. 1903

22 : 656

 

Mathews v. Peoples Natural Gas Co.

Penna. 1897

18 : 552

 

Mickle v. Douglas

Iowa 1888

17 : 137

 

Ober v. Schenck

Utah 1901

21 : 460

 

Steiner v. Marks

Penna. 1896

18 : 320

 

Stone v. Marshall Oil Co.

Penna. 1898

19 : 593

 

Trees v. Eclipse Oil Co.

W. Va. 1899

20 : 260

 

Level

 

Cambers v. Lowry

Mont. 1898

19 : 539

 

License

 

Fairchild v. Dunbar Furnace Co.

Penna. 1889

17 : 242

 

Hosford v. Metcalf

Iowa 1901

21 : 198

 

Lien

 

Beck v. O'Connor

Mont. 1898

19 : 342

 

Butte Hardware Co. v. Frank

Mont. 1901

21 : 368

 

Chappius v. Blankman

Cal. 1900

20 : 461

 

Frowenfeld v. Hastings

Cal. 1901

21 : 503

 

Married Women

 

Kunkle v. Peoples Natural Gas Co.

Penna. 1895

18 : 153

 

Master and Servant

 

Mather v. Rillston

U.S. Mich. 1895

18 : 165

 

Uren v. Golden Tunnel M. Co.

Wash. 1901

21 : 243

 

Measure of Damages

 

Gerkins v. Kentucky Salt Co.

Ky. Ct. App. 1902

22 : 189

 

Keppel v. Lehigh Coal & Nav. Co.

Penna. 1901

21 : 605

 

Kincaid v. Price

Colo. App. 1902

22 : 382

 

Mechanics' Liens

 

Hendrie & B. Co. v. Holy Cross Co.

Colo. App. 1902

22 : 179

 

Holter Hardware Co. v. Ontario Co.

Mont. 1900

20 : 518

 

Merger

 

Wade v. South Penn Oil Co.

W. Va. 1898

19 : 605

 

Mineral Lands

 

Johnson v. California Lustral Co.

Cal. 1899

20 : 314

 

Mineral(s)

 

Armstrong v. Lake Champlain Co.

N.Y. 1895

18 : 279

 

Burns v. Clark

Cal. 1901

21 : 489

 

Great Western Ry. Co. v. Blades

U.K. S. Staffs. 1901

21 : 425

 

Phelps v. Church of Our Lady

3rd Cir. D.N.J. 1902

22 : 233

 

Mortgage

 

G.V.B. Mining Co. v. First N. Bank

9th Cir. Idaho 1899

20 : 66

 

Natural Gas

 

Burton v. Forest Oil Co.

Penna. 1903

22 : 507

 

Iams v. Carnegie Natural Gas Co.

Penna. 1899

20 : 335

 

Manufacturers' Co. v. Indiana Co.

Ind. 1900

20 : 672

 

Manufacturers' Co. v. Indiana Co.

Ind. 1900

21 : 102

 

Manufacturers' Co. v. Indiana Co.

Ind. 1900

21 : 139

 

Manufacturers' Co. v. Indiana Co.

Ind. 1901

21 : 194

 

McKnight v. Manufacturers' Co.

Penna. 1892

17 : 429

 

Ohio Oil Co. v. State of Indiana

U.S. Ind. 1900

20 : 466

 

Peoples Gas Co. v. Tyner

Ind. 1892

17 : 481

 

State v. Moore

Ind. App. 1901

21 : 401

 

Negligence

 

Asbestos & Asbestic Co. v. Durand

Canada L. Can. 1900

20 : 452

 

Deserant v. Cerillos Coal R.R. Co.

U.S. N. Mex. 1900

20 : 573

 

Gowen v. Bush

8th Cir. In.T. 1896

18 : 433

 

New York M. Syndicate v. Rogers

Colo. 1888

17 : 123

 

Portland Gold M. Co. v. Flaherty

8th Cir. Colo. 1901

21 : 555

 

Sampson M. & M. Co. v. Schaad

Colo. 1890

17 : 362

 

Union Gold M. Co. v. Crawford

Colo. 1902

22 : 213

 

Nuisance

 

McGregor v. Camden

W. Va. 1899

20 : 274

 

Strobel v Kerr Salt Co.

N.Y. 1900

21 : 38

 

Oil

 

Balfour v. Russell

Penna. 1895

18 : 202

 

Bettman v Harness

W. Va. 1896

18 : 500

 

Calhoon v. Neely

Penna. 1902

21 : 754

 

Cassell v. Crothers

Penna. 1899

20 : 160

 

Colgan v. Forest Oil Co.

Penna. 1899

20 : 338

 

Galey Bros. v. Kellerman

Penna. 1889

17 : 164

 

Harris v. Ohio Oil Co.

Ohio 1897

19 : 157

 

Huggins v. Daley

4th Cir. W.Va. 1900

20 : 377

 

Indianapolis Gas Co. v. Teters

Ind. App. 1896

18 : 391

 

Jones v. Forest Oil Co.

Penna. 1900

20 : 350

 

Kelly v. Marshall

Penna. 1896

18 : 317

 

Kleppner v. Lemon

Penna. 1896

18 : 404

 

Kleppner v. Lemon

Penna. 1901

21 : 275

 

Lawson v. Kirchner

W. Va. 1901

21 : 683

 

Lynch v. Burford

Penna. 1901

21 : 611

 

McClay v. Western Pennsylvania Co.

Penna. 1902

21 : 760

 

McNish v. Stone

Penna. 1879

17 : 22

 

Northwestern Ohio Gas Co. v. Ullery

Ohio 1903

22 : 647

 

Parish Fork Co. v. Bridgewater Co.

W. Va. 1902

22 : 145

 

Roberts v. Bettman

W. Va. 1898

19 : 326

 

South Penn Oil Co. v. Latshaw

4th Cir. W.Va. 1901

21 : 600

 

Steelsmith v. Gartlan

W. Va. 1898

19 : 315

 

Van Etten v. Kelly

Ohio 1902

22 : 269

 

Venture Oil Co. v. Fretts

Penna. 1893

17 : 543

 

Wagner v. Mallory

N.Y. 1902

22 : 42

 

Wettengel v. Gormley

Penna. 1894

18 : 93

 

Wettengel v. Gormley

Penna. 1898

19 : 213

 

Williams v. Guffy

Penna. 1896

18 : 478

 

Windfall Mfg. Co. v. Patterson

Ind. 1897

18 : 674

 

Young v. Forest Oil Co.

Penna. 1899

20 : 345

 

Option

 

National Oil & Pipe L. Co. v. Teel

Texas 1902

22 : 263

 

Snow v. Nelson

C.C.D. Nev. 1902

22 : 32

 

Ore

 

Finding v. Hartman

Colo. 1890

17 : 333

 

Fox v. Mackay

Cal. 1899

20 : 89

 

Silver V. Co. v. No. Carolina Co.

N. Car. 1898

19 : 339

 

West v. Humphrey

Nev. 1890

17 : 367

 

Parties

 

Donovan v. Campion

8th Cir. Colo. 1898

19 : 247

 

Partition

 

Haeussler v. Missouri Iron Co.

Mo. 1892

17 : 458

 

Partnership

 

Childers v. Neely

W. Va. 1899

20 : 222

 

Markle v. Wilbur

Penna. 1901

21 : 532

 

Trayes v. Johns

Colo. App. 1898

19 : 304

 

Vietti v. Nesbitt

Nev. 1895

18 : 247

 

Prospecting Contract

 

Cisna v. Mallory

C.C.D. Wash. 1898

19 : 227

 

Raymond v. Johnson

Wash. 1897

19 : 56

 

Rice v. Rigley

Idaho 1900

20 : 553

 

Prospectus

 

Wiser v. Lawler

U.S. Ariz. 1903

22 : 630

 

Quiet Title

 

Ramus v. Humphreys

Cal. 1901

21 : 450

 

Receiver

 

Curran v. Campion (see Kelley v. Boettcher, below)

 

Kelley v. Boettcher

C.C.D. Colo. 1898

19 : 515

 

Welch v. Renshaw

Colo. App. 1900

20 : 399

 

Relation

 

Murray v. Tingley

Mont. 1897

19 : 137

 

Rents and Royalties

 

Eclipse Oil Co. v. Garner

W. Va. 1903

22 : 626

 

Lasier v. Appleton Land & Iron Co.

Mich. 1902

22 : 229

 

Maloney v. Love

Colo. App. 1898

19 : 310

 

Snodgrass v. South Penn Oil Co.

W. Va. 1900

20 : 428

 

Wright v. Warrior Run Coal Co.

Penna. 1897

19 : 102

 

Rescission

 

Barnard v. Roane Iron Co.

Tenn. 1886

17 : 94

 

Crocker v. Manley

Ill. 1896

18 : 485

 

Reservation

 

Harris v. Cobb

W. Va. 1901

21 : 263

 

Johnstone v. Crompton & Co.

U.K. 1900

20 : 649

 

Murray v. Allred

Tenn. 1897

19 : 169

 

School Lands

 

Saunders v. La Purisima Gold M. Co.

Cal. 1899

20 : 93

 

Severance

 

Virginia Coal & Iron Co. v. Kelly

Va. 1896

18 : 395

 

Specific Performance

 

Federal Oil Co. v. Western Oil Co.

7th Cir. Ind. 1902

22 : 429

 

Federal Oil Co. v. Western Oil Co.

C.C.D. Ind. 1902

22 : 25

 

Hexter v. Pearce

U.K. Devons. 1900

21 : 143

 

Oakford v. Hackley

C.C.W.D. Penna. 1899

19 : 708

 

Prince v. Lamb

Cal. 1900

20 : 419

 

Springs

 

Collins v. Chartiers Valley Gas Co.

Penna. 1891

17 : 383

 

Statute of Frauds

 

Walker Bros. v. Bamberger

Utah 1898

19 : 470

 

Statute of Limitations

 

Lewey v. H.C. Frick Coke Co.

Penna. 1895

18 : 179

 

Stock

 

Kelly v. Clark

Mont. 1898

19 : 431

 

Crowley v. Walton

R.I. 1901

21 : 629

 

Strikes

 

Reinecke Coal M. Co. v. Wood

C.C.W.D. Ky. 1901

21 : 708

 

Surface Support

 

Hall v. Duke of Norfolk

U.K. 1900

20 : 636

 

Matulys v. Philadelphia & R. Co.

Penna. 1902

21 : 745

 

Noonan v. Pardee

Penna. 1901

21 : 517

 

Youghiogheny River Co. v. Hopkins

Penna. 1901

21 : 188

 

Tailings

 

Otaheite Gold & Silver Co. v. Dean

C.C.D. Nev. 1900

20 : 688

 

York v. Davidson

Oregon 1901

21 : 452

 

Tax