McKinley v. Wheeler

Citations

• 130 U.S. 630
• 9 S. Ct. 638
• 32 L. Ed. 1048
• 1889 U.S. LEXIS 1782

Syllabus

<p>A corporation, created under the laws of one. of the States of the Union, all of whose members are citizens of the United States, is competent to locate, or join in the location of, a mining claim upon the public lands of thó United States, in like manner'as individual citizens.</p> <p>Whether such a corporation will not be treated as one person, and as entitled to locate only to the extent permitted to a single individual, quiere.</p> <p>A corporation interested in mining may be represented by its officer or agent at any meeting of miners called together to frame rules and regulations in their mining district.</p>