Report of a case, tried at Albert Circuit, 1852, before his honor Judge Wilmot, and a special jury : Abraham Gesner vs. William Cairns.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gesner, Abraham, 1797-1864, plaintiff.

Contributor:

Cairns, William, defendant.

Series:

Crime, Punishment, and Popular Culture, 1790-1920.

Crime, Punishment, and Popular Culture, 1790-1920

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gesner, Abraham, 1797-1864--Trials, litigation, etc.

Gesner, Abraham.

Cairns, William--Trials, litigation, etc.

Cairns, William.

Gesner, Abraham, 1797-1864.

Trials (Trespass)--New Brunswick--Albert (County).

Trials (Trespass).

Mining leases.

New Brunswick--Albert (County).

Mining leases--New Brunswick.

Trespass--New Brunswick--Albert (County).

Trespass.

New Brunswick.

Genre:

Trials, litigation, etc.

Trial and arbitral proceedings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (167 pages).

Manufacture:

Saint John, New Brunswick : William L. Avery, 1853.

Other Title:

Abraham Gesner vs. William Cairns

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1853]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

A suit of trespass brought against William Cairns by Abraham Gesner. Both men had certain mining rights to a deposit of bitumen (albertite) in Albert County, N.B. The case appeared to hinge on whether the deposit was coal and so covered by Cairns' lease included the clause "and other minerals" and that the material in question was certainly a mineral. The jury found in favor of Cairns opining the material was coal--Cf. Dictionary of Canadian biography, v. IX, "Gesner, Abraham."

Notes:

"Copied from the judge's notes."

Reproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society.

OCLC:

937015490

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.