KNIGHT v. FLAT TOP MINING CO.

No. 8439.

6 Utah 2d 51 (1957)

305 P.2d 503

H. KNIGHT AND ORSON DOYLE STILSON, SOMETIMES OTHERWISE KNOWN AS ORSON DOYLE, PLAINTIFFS AND APPELLANTS, AND RESPONDENTS ON CROSS APPEAL, v. FLAT TOP MINING CO., A CORPORATION, ET AL., DEFENDANTS AND RESPONDENTS AND CROSS-APPELLANTS, AND LORAN HUNT ET AL., DEFENDANTS, CROSS-PLAINTIFFS AND JOINT APPELLANTS.

Supreme Court of Utah.

January 8, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hanson & Ruggeri, Mark Hammond, Price, for appellants.

Gustin, Richards & Mattsson, Richfield, G. Hal Taylor, Salt Lake City, Duane A. Frandsen, Price, for respondents.


WADE, Justice.

Plaintiffs and appellants herein brought this action to quiet title to certain unpatented mining claims located in Emery County, Utah, known as the Battle Mountain and Battle Mountain Nos. 1 to 4. The defendants, cross-plaintiffs and joint appellants herein were the locators of claims known as the Beehive and Beehive Nos. 2 and 3 which embraced the same areas as appellants' claims. The Flat Top Mining Co., one of defendants and respondents herein, claims...

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