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

by Don H. Sherwood of the Denver Bar


TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE ORIGINAL SIXTEEN VOLUMES

Where, in Mr. Morrison's estimation, a leading case existed under any of his topic headings, he presented that case first and the other cases followed chronologically. Such cases are indicated in this table by leading asterisks. His annotations are appended at the end of each of his topic headings, and for that reason, this table identifies the end as well as the beginning of each topic heading.

Subject

Case Name

Jurisdiction and Date

Vol. : Page

Volume 1 (1883)`

ABANDONMENT [supplemented in Vols. 15 and 16]

1 - 67

*

Derry v. Ross

Colo. 1881

1 : 1

 

Davis v. Butler

Cal. 1856

1 : 7

 

McGoon v. Ankeny

Ill. 1850

1 : 9

 

Richardson v. McNulty

Cal. 1864

1 : 11

 

Mallett v. Uncle Sam Co.

Nev. 1865

1 : 17

 

Oreamuno v. Uncle Sam Co.

Nev. 1865

1 : 32

 

Dougherty v. Cleary

Cal. 1866

1 : 35

 

Bell v. Bed Rock Co.

Cal. 1868

1 : 45

 

Strang v. Ryan

Cal. 1873

1 : 48

 

Morenhaut v. Wilson

Cal. 1877

1 : 53

 

Stone v. Geyser Co.

Cal. 1877

1 : 59

 

Seymour v. Wood

Cal. 1878

1 : 62

 

Dodge v. Marden

Oregon 1879

1 : 63

Accident

(68)

Account

(72)

Act of God

(107)

ADVERSE CLAIM [supplemented in Vols. 15 and 16]

114 - 151

 

420 Co. v. Bullion Co.

Nev. 1874

1 : 114

 

Golden Fleece Co. v. Cable Co.

Nev. 1877

1 : 120

Smith v. Richardson

Utah 1877

1 : 139

 

Brandt v. Wheaton

Cal. 1877

1 : 145

 

Shafer v. Constans

Mont. 1879

1 : 147

 

Frank Co. v. Larimer Co.

C.C.D. Colo. 1881

1 : 150

Adverse Possession

(152)

Agent

(241)

Agricultural Land(s)

492 - 496

 

Ah Yew v. Choate

Cal. 1864

1 : 492

Aliens [supplemented in Vols. 15 and 16]

497 - 509

*

Chapman v. Toy Long

Oregon 1876

1 : 497

 

Mitchell v. Hagood

Cal. 1856

1 : 506

 

Ex parte Ah Pong

Cal. 1861

1 : 507

ANNUAL LABOR [supplemented in Vols. 15 and 16]

510 - 547

*

Belk v. Meagher

U.S. Mont. 1881

1 : 510

 

Belk v. Meagher

Mont. 1878

1 : 522

 

Little Gunnell Co. v. Kimber

Colo. 1878

1 : 536

 

Slavonian Co. v. Perasich

C.C.D. Nev. 1881

1 : 541

APEX [supplemented in Vol. 16]

548 - 582

*

Iron Silver Co. v. Murphy

C.C.D. Colo. 1880

1 : 548

 

Stevens v. Williams (1)

C.C.D. Colo. 1879

1 : 557

 

Stevens v. Williams (2)

C.C.D. Colo. 1879

1 : 566

 

Stevens v. Gill

C.C.D. Colo. 1879

1 : 576

Note by R.S. Morrison: "The Leadville Cases"
[Cf. Argentine Co. v. Terrible Co. (U.S. Colo. 1887): 17 Morr. M.R. 109]

(1 : 582)

APPROPRIATION [mining cases only; water cases not listed; continued in Vol. 2)

583 - 699

 

Martin & Davis v. Browner

Cal. 1858

1 : 613

 

Gore v. McBrayer

Cal. 1861

1 : 645

 

Gottschall v. Melsing

Nev. 1866

1 : 667

 

Overman Co. v. Corcoran

Nev. 1880

1 : 691

Volume 2 (1883)

 

APPROPRIATION (continued from Vol. 1)

1 - 17

Appurtenances

18 - 22

 

Spencer v. Kunkle

Penna. 1853

2 : 18

 

Quirk v. Falk

Cal. 1874

2 : 19

Arbitration

(23)

Assay

(28)

Assessment

(33)

Assignment

(36)

Assumpsit

(49)

Attorney

(65)

Bailment

(77)

Barriers

(89)

Bills and Notes

(116)

Blasting

(187)

Bond

(217)

Boundaries [supplemented in Vol. 15]

229 - 273

*

Pollard v. Shively

Colo. 1880

2 : 229

 

McGee v. Stone

Cal. 1858

2 : 238

 

Huffman v. Hummer

N.J. 1866

2 : 242

 

Stoakes v. Monroe

Cal. 1868

2 : 246

 

Overman Co. v. American Co.

Nev. 1872

2 : 251

 

Kamphouse v. Gaffner

Ill. 1874

2 : 257

 

Lampe v. Kennedy

Wisc. 1878

2 : 266

Brick

(274)

Broker

(276)

CLAIM

305 - 345

*

Attwood v. Fricot

Cal. 1860

2 : 305

 

McKeon v. Bisbee

Cal. 1858

2 : 309

 

McGarrity v. Byington

Cal. 1859

2 : 311

 

Gillan v. Hutchinson

Cal. 1860

2 : 317

 

Sparrow v. Strong

U.S. Nev. 1865

2 : 320

 

Atkins v. Hendree

Idaho 1867

2 : 328

 

Spencer v. Winselman

Cal. 1871

2 : 334

 

Correa v. Frietas

Cal. 1871

2 : 336

 

Houtz v. Gisborn

Utah 1874

2 : 340

Coal

(346)

Colliery

(389)

Common Carrier

(417)

Confusion

(430)

Consideration

(443)

Contract (continued in Vol. 3)

(458)

Volume 3 (1884)

Contract (continued from Vol. 2)

(1)

Conveyance

(217)

Cornwall Ore Banks

(416)

Corporation(s) (continued in Vol. 4)

(435)

Volume 4 (1884)

Corporation(s) (continued from Vol. 3)

(1)

Covenant

(119)

Crimes

(161)

Custom

233 - 239

 

Dean and Chapter of Ely v. Warren

U.K. 1741

4 : 233

 

Perley v. Langley

N.H. 1834

4 : 235

Dam

(240)

Delivery

(282)

DESCRIPTION [supplemented in Vol. 15]

291 - 367

*

Dexter Co. v. Dexter

R.I. 1859

4 : 291

 

Snodgrass v. Ward

Tenn. 1816

4 : 306

 

Johnston v. Shelton

No. Car. 1845

4 : 308

 

Johnson v. Parks

Cal. 1858

4 : 316

 

Ferron v. Sturgeon

Iowa 1859

4 : 319

 

Tiley v. Moyers

Penna. 1862

4 : 320

 

Reed v. Spicer

Cal. 1864

4 : 330

 

State v. Real del Monte Co.

Nev. 1865

4 : 334

 

Brandow v. Pocotillo Co.

Nev. 1870

4 : 337

 

Phillpotts v. Blasdel

Nev. 1872

4 : 341

 

Sobey v. Thomas

Wisc. 1876

4 : 359

DIP [supplemented in Vol. 16]

368 - 389

 

Baird v. Williamson

U.K. 1863

4 : 368

 

Leadville Co. v. Fitzgerald

C.C.D. Colo. 1879

4 : 380

 

Stevens v. Murphy (see Leadville Co. v. Fitzgerald, above)

DISCOVERY [supplemented in Vol. 15]

390 - 446

 

Golden Terra Co. v. Mahler

Dakota 1879

4 : 390

 

Zollars v. Evans

C.C.D. Colo. 1880

4 : 407

 

Jupiter Co. v. Bodie C. Co.

C.C.D. Cal. 1881

4 : 411

 

Crossman v. Pendery

C.C.D. Colo. 1881

4 : 431

 

Erhardt v. Boaro(1)

C.C.D. Colo. 1881

4 : 432

 

Erhardt v. Boaro(2)

C.C.D. Colo. 1881

4 : 434

 

Van Zandt v. Argentine Co. (Vanzandt)

C.C.D. Colo. 1881

4 : 441

DISTRICT RULES

447 - 503

 

Packer v. Heaton

Cal. 1858

4 : 447

 

Roach v. Gray

Cal. 1860

4 : 450

 

Prosser v. Parks

Cal. 1861

4 : 452

 

St. John v. Kidd

Cal. 1864

4 : 454

 

Morton v. Solambo Co.

Cal. 1864

4 : 463

 

Bradley v. Lee

Cal. 1869

4 : 470

 

King v. Edwards

Mont. 1870

4 : 480

 

Leet v. John Dare Co.

Nev. 1870

4 : 487

 

Harvey v. Ryan

Cal. 1872

4 : 490

 

Orr v. Haskell

Mont. 1874

4 : 492

 

Roberts v. Wilson

Utah 1876

4 : 498

Ditch (continued in Vol. 5)

(504)

Volume 5 (1884)

Ditch (continued from Vol. 4)

(1)

Dower

(47)

Drainage

(78)

Dump [supplemented in Vol. 16]

160 - 162

 

Ralston v. Plowman

Idaho 1875

5 : 160

Easement

(163)

Ejectment

198 - 332

 

Comyn v. Kyneto

U.K. 2 James I c.1604

5 : 198

 

Whittingham v. Andrews

U.K. 1692

5 : 198

 

Goodright v. Swymmer

U.K. 1756

5 : 200

 

Jackson v. Olitz

N.Y. 1832

5 : 202

 

Waring v. Crow

Cal. 1858

5 : 204

 

Burke v. Table Mountain Co.

Cal. 1859

5 : 209

 

Busenius v. Coffee

Cal. 1859

5 : 214

 

Smith v. Doe

Cal. 1860

5 : 218

 

Eagan v. Delaney

Cal. 1860

5 : 223

 

Coryell v. Cain

Cal. 1860

5 : 226

 

Clement v. Youngman

Penna. 1861

5 : 230

 

Rowe v. Bacigalluppi

Cal. 1863

5 : 237

 

Bell v. Brown

Cal. 1863

5 : 240

 

Colman v. Clements

Cal. 1863

5 : 247

 

Depuy v. Williams

Cal. 1864

5 : 251

 

Bullion Co. v. Croesus Co.

Nev. 1866

5 : 254

 

Hebrard v. Jefferson Co.

Cal. 1867

5 : 270

 

Felger v. Coward

Cal. 1868

5 : 273

 

Rynd v. Rynd Farm Co.

Penna. 1869

5 : 275

 

Silver Mining Co. v. Fall

Nev. 1870

5 : 283

 

Karns v. Tanner

Penna. 1870

5 : 289

 

Herbert v. King

Mont. 1872

5 : 303

 

Schissler v. Chesshire

Nev. 1872

5 : 309

 

San Felipe Co. v. Belshaw

Cal. 1875

5 : 315

 

Sears v. Taylor

Colo. 1877

5 : 318

 

Union Co. v. Taylor

U.S. Nev. 1879

5 : 323

 

Murphy v. Cobb

Colo. 1880

5 : 330

Eminent Domain

(333)

Equity

(444)

Estoppel

484 - 586

 

Outram v. Morewood

U.K. 1803

5 : 484

 

Feversham v. Emerson

U.K. 1855

5 : 500

 

Mandlebaum v. North Amer. Co.

Mich. 1857

5 : 506

 

Green v. Prettyman

Cal. 1861

5 : 515

 

Troxell v. Lehigh Crane Co.

Penna. 1862

5 : 517

 

Pool v. Lewis

Georgia 1870

5 : 523

 

Marquart v. Bradford

Cal. 1872

5 : 528

 

Mercer Co. v. McKee's Adm'r

Penna. 1874

5 : 531

 

Wickersham v. Chicago Zinc Co.

Kansas 1877

5 : 536

 

Patterson v. Hitchcock

Colo. 1877

5 : 542

 

Stewart v. Munford

Ill. 1878

5 : 555

 

Meyendorf v. Frohner

Mont. 1879

5 : 559

Evidence

(587)

Exception

(656)

Execution

(662)

Executors and Administrators

(670)

Exhausted Mine [subject added in Vol. 15]

---

Volume 6 (1885)

Expert

(1)

Fault (geological)

22 - 33

 

Morris v. Smith

U.K. 1783

6 : 22

 

Davis v. Shepherd

U.K. 1865

6 : 24

Fixtures

(34)

Flooding

(129)

Flume

(203)

Forcible Entry

(210)

FORFEITURE [supplemented in Vols. 15 and 16]

248 - 362

*

Territory v. Lee

Mont. 1874

6 : 248

 

Doe v. Bancks

U.K. 1821

6 : 278

 

Von Schmidt v. Huntington

Cal. 1850

6 : 284

 

Dutch Flat Co. v. Mooney

Cal. 1859

6 : 303

 

McKnight v. Kreutz

Penna. 1866

6 : 305

 

Kreutz v. McKnight

Penna. 1867

6 : 314

 

Stockbridge Co. v. Cone Iron Works

Mass. 1869

6 : 317

 

Wiseman v. McNulty

Cal. 1864

6 : 326

 

Westcott v. Minnesota Co.

Mich. 1871

6 : 336

 

Kinsman v. Jackson

U.K. 1880

6 : 352

 

Vanatta v. Brewer

N.J. 1880

6 : 358

Volume 7 (1885)

Fraud (continued from Vol. 6)

(1)

Gold Dust

(156)

Guaranty

(181)

Guardian and Ward

(189)

Highways

(193)

Incorporeal Hereditaments

203 - 236

 

Funk v. Haldeman

Mont. 1866

7 : 203

 

Grubb v. Grubb

Penna. 1873

7 : 226

Indian Reservation [subject added in Vol. 17]

---

Injunction [supplemented in Vol. 15]

237 - 638

*

Irwin v. Davidson

No. Car. 1844

7 : 237

 

Bishop of London v. Web

U.K. 1718

7 : 247

 

Wentworth v. Turner

U.K. 1795

7 : 249

 

Mitchell v. Dors

U.K. 1801

7 : 250

 

Grey v. Duke of Northumberland

U.K. 1806

7 : 250

 

Grey v. Duke of Northumberland

U.K. 1810

7 : 251

 

Earl Cowper v. Baker

U.K. 1810

7 : 253

 

Thomas v. Oakley

U.K. 1811

7 : 254

 

Field v. Beaumont

U.K. 1818

7 : 257

 

Capner v. Flemington Co.

U.K. 1836

7 : 263

 

Bracken v. Preston

Wisc. 1845

7 : 267

 

Moore v. Ferrell

Georgia 1846

7 : 281

 

McBrayer v. Hardin

No. Car. 1850

7 : 288

 

Anderson v. Harvey's Heirs

Virginia 1853

7 : 291

 

Boyle v. Laird

Wisc. 1853

7 : 301

 

Waldron v. Marsh

Cal. 1855

7 : 305

 

Smith v. City of Rome

Georgia 1855

7 : 306

 

Merced Mining Co. v. Fremont(1)

Cal. 1857

7 : 309

 

Merced Mining Co. v. Fremont(2)

Cal. 1857

7 : 313

 

Coker v. Simpson

Cal. 1857

7 : 330

 

Fremont v. Merced Mining Co.

C.C.D. Cal. 1858

7 : 332

 

United States v. Parrott

C.C.N.D. Cal. 1858

7 : 335

 

Burnett v. Whitesides

Cal. 1859

7 : 407

 

Emmons v. McKesson

No. Car. 1859

7 : 409

 

Bill v. Sierra Nevada Co.

U.K. 1859

7 : 413

 

Eldridge v. Wright

Cal. 1860

7 : 418

 

Slade v. Sullivan

Cal. 1860

7 : 419

 

Brennan v. Gaston(1)

Cal. 1861

7 : 424

 

Brennan v. Gaston(2)

Cal. 1861

7 : 426

 

Daubenspeck v. Grear

Cal. 1861

7 : 429

 

Gillett v. Treganza

Wisc. 1861

7 : 432

 

Elwell v. Crowther

U.K. 1862

7 : 438

 

McLaughlin v. Kelly

Cal. 1863

7 : 445

 

Real del Monte Co. v. Pond Co.

Cal. 1863

7 : 452

 

More v. Massini

Cal. 1867

7 : 455

 

Mammoth Vein Co. Appeal

Penna. 1867

7 : 460

 

Munson v. Tryon

Penna. 1867

7 : 469

 

Lady Bryan G. & S.M. Co. v. Lady Bryan M. Co.

Nev. 1868

7 : 478

 

Schuylkill & D. Co. v. Schmoele

Penna. 1868

7 : 480

 

Sherman v. Clark

Nev. 1868

7 : 483

 

Lyon v. Woodman

Utah 1870

7 : 493

 

Cole Co. v. Virgina Co.(1)

C.C.D. Nev. 1871

7 : 503

 

Cole Co. v. Virgina Co.(2)

C.C.D. Nev. 1871

7 : 516

 

Higgins v. Barker

Cal. 1871

7 : 525

 

West Point Co. v. Reymert

N.Y. 1871

7 : 528

 

Lockwood v. Lunsford

Mo. 1874

7 : 532

 

Magnet Co. v. Panaca Co.

Nev. 1874

7 : 540

 

Lawrence and Others' Appeal

Penna. 1875

7 : 542

 

Leitham v. Cusick

Utah 1875

7 : 546

 

Sierra Nevada Co. v. Sears

Nev. 1875

7 : 549

 

Old Telegraph Co. v. Cent'l Co.

Utah 1876

7 : 555

 

Efford v. South P. Coast RR Co.

Cal. 1877

7 : 557

 

Kahn v. Old Telegraph Co.(1)

Utah 1877

7 : 559

 

Thorn v. Sweeney

Nev. 1877

7 : 564

 

Clegg v. Jones

Wisc. 1878

7 : 573

 

Edwards v. Allouez Co.

Mich. 1878

7 : 577

 

Rivers v. Burbank

Nev. 1878

7 : 583

 

Blaisdell v. Stephens

Nev. 1879

7 : 599

 

Central RR Co. v. Standard O. Co.

N.J. 1880

7 : 604

 

Newton v. Nock

U.K. 1880

7 : 611

 

Strelley v. Pearson

U.K. 1880

7 : 618

 

United RR Co. v. Standard O. Co.

N.J. 1880

7 : 625

 

Vanzandt v. Argentine Co. (Van Zandt)

C.C.D. Colo. 1880

7 : 634

Injunction Bond

(639)

Inspection (continued in Vol. 8)

(667)

Volume 8 (1885)

Inspection (continued from Vol. 7)

(1)

Instroke

(52)

Insurance

(53)

Irrigation

(64)

Jurisdiction

(138)

Juror - Jury

(153)

Laches

(163)

Land

(301)

Lease (continued in Vol. 9)

(316)

Volume 9 (1886)

Lease (continued from Vol. 8)

(1)

Level

141 - 148

 

Clayton v. Gregson

U.K. 1835

9 : 141

Libel and Slander

(149)

License

(175)

Lien

(343)

LOCATION [supplemented in Vols. 15 and 16]

429 - 560

*

Gleeson v. Martin White Co.

Nev. 1878

9 : 429

 

O'Keiffe v. Cunningham

Cal. 1858

9 : 451

 

Dunning v. Rankin

Cal. 1862

9 : 455

 

Table Mountain Co. v. Stranahan

Cal. 1862

9 : 457

 

Table Mountain Co. v. Stranahan

Cal. 1863

9 : 465

 

Van Valkenburg v. Huff

Nev. 1865

9 : 467

 

Chase v. Savage Co.

Nev. 1866

9 : 476

 

Zeckendorf v. Hutchinson

N. Mex. 1871

9 : 483

 

Sullivan v. Hense

Colo. 1874

9 : 487

 

Holland v. Mount Auburn Co.

Cal. 1878

9 : 497

 

Gelchich v. Moriarty

Cal. 1878

9 : 498

 

Johnson v. Buell

Colo. 1879

9 : 502

 

Blake v. Butte Co.

Utah c. 1877-80

9 : 503

 

McCormick v. Varnes

Utah c. 1878-80

9 : 505

 

Southern Cr. Co. v. Europa Co.

Nev. 1880

9 : 513

 

Faxon v. Barnard

C.C.D. Colo. 1880

9 : 515

 

Myers v. Spooner

Cal. 1880

9 : 519

 

North Noonday Co. v. Orient Co.(1)

C.C.D. Cal. 1880

9 : 524

 

North Noonday Co. v. Orient Co.(2)

C.C.D. Cal. 1880

9 : 529

 

Miller v. Taylor

Colo. 1881

9 : 547

 

Iron Silver Co. v. Cheeseman

C.C.D. Colo. 1881

9 : 552

LOCATION CERTIFICATE [supplemented in Vols. 15 and 16]

561 - 577

*

Kramer v. Settle

Idaho 1873

9 : 561

 

Conner v. McPhee