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HOPKINS v. WALKER

No. 234.

244 U.S. 486 (1917)

HOPKINS ET AL. v. WALKER ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 11, 1917.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. L.O. Evans, Mr. W.B. Rodgers, Mr. D. Gay Stivers, Mr. D.M. Kelly, Mr. J.L. Templeman, Mr. John A. Shelton and Mr. H.C. Hopkins for appellants.

Mr. Thomas J. Walsh for appellees.

MR. JUSTICE VAN DEVANTER delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a direct appeal under § 238, Jud. Code, from a decree dismissing a suit in equity for want of jurisdiction, the question for decision now being whether the case presented by the bill is one arising under the laws of the United States.

With considerable detail the bill alleges that the plaintiffs are the owners of a placer mining claim in Montana for which a United States patent was issued...

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