SHOPE v. SIMS

No. 6551.

658 P.2d 1336 (1983)

Harold W. SHOPE, and Loren C. Hite, Appellants, v. Harold SIMS, Bruce Sims, and Joel Sims, d/b/a Little Girl Mining Co., a partnership, Eugene Darity and all other persons or parties unknown claiming a right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described in the complaint in this action, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

February 4, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C.R. Kennelly, Kennelly, Azar & Donohue, Fairbanks, for appellants.

John W. Hendrickson, Anchorage, for appellees.

Before BURKE, C.J., and RABINOWITZ, MATTHEWS and COMPTON, JJ.


OPINION

COMPTON, Justice.

This case concerns a dispute over mining claims. Appellants Harold W. Shope and Loren C. Hite ("plaintiffs") sued Appellees Harold Sims, Bruce Sims and Joel Sims ("Sims"), alleging that the Sims had staked mining claims where their valid claims were already located. The superior court found for the Sims on the ground that the descriptions on the recorded certificates of location for each of the plaintiffs' claims were insufficient...

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