Russell v. Brosseau

Citations

• 65 Cal. 605
• 4 P. 643
• 1884 Cal. LEXIS 648

Syllabus

<p>Evidence—Written Instrument—Hearsay.—A witness who cannot read or write is incompetent to testify to the contents of a lost instrument. Declarations of the contents of such instrument made to the witness are hearsay, and should not be received in evidence.</p> <p>Mining Claims — Failure to Pebfobh Wobk—Relocation.—Under the provisions of section 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, a mining claim upon which the work required by the act has not been done is open to relocation as if no location had ever been made, unless the original locators or their successors have resumed work prior to the relocation.</p>