Benson Mining & Smelting Co. v. Alta Mining & Smelting Co.

Citations

• 145 U.S. 428
• 12 S. Ct. 877
• 36 L. Ed. 762
• 1892 U.S. LEXIS 2152

Syllabus

<p>When the judgment in the Supreme Court of a Territory exceeds $5000 this court has jurisdiction of an appeal, although the judgment in the trial court may have been for a less sum and the jurisdictional amount is reached in the appellate court by adding interest to that judgment.</p> <p>When the price of a mining claim has been paid to the government, the equitable rights of the purchaser are complete, and there.is no obligation on his part to,do further annual work in order to obtain a patent;</p> <p>A person who wrongfully works a mine, takes out ores therefrom, removes them, and converts'thew to his own use is not entitled, in an action to ■ recover their value, to be-credited with the cost of mining the ores.</p>