Montana Co. v. St. Louis Mining & Milling Co.

Syllabus

<p>The provision in section 376 of the Code of Civil Procedure of Montana, which authorizes a court on the petition of a person interested in a lead, lode, or mining claim which is in the possession of another person, after notice to the adverse party, to order an inspection, examination, or survey of the lode or mining claim in question, and that the petitioner shall have free access thereto for the purpose of making such inspection, examination, and survey, and that any interference with him while acting under such order, shall be contempt of court, is not in conflict with the Constitution of the United States.</p>