Rabbit Paw case

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Notes on the Rabbit Paw case.

Byron N. White: Johnny's adversary. His obituary is seen here from the Spokesman-Review, September 12, 1915 (click to enlarge.)

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E.P. Davis: represented Johnny Harris for much of the case.

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Sidney S. Taylor: co-counsel for Johnny Harris, who eventually took the case over on his own.

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Ernest V. Bodwell: Counsel for Byron White.

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Robert S. Lennie: Co-counsel for Byron White, who brokered the deal that saw White and Johnny Harris set aside their differences.

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Chief Justice Gordon Hunter: Presided over the initial trial between Byron N. White and Johnny’s Star Mining and Milling Co.

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Joseph Martin: Former BC premier and attorney general who appeared for Johnny at the Privy Council in London.

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Notes on Johnny's waterworks dispute against Byron White

Sandon Water Works v. Byron N. White, Supreme Court of Canada, 1904, also available at link.

Star Mining and Milling v. Byron White, BC Supreme Court, 1902

Star Mining and Milling v. Byron White, BC Supreme Court, 1903

Star Mining and Milling v. Byron White, BC Supreme Court, 1905

Star Mining and Milling v. Byron White, BC Supreme Court, 1906, part 1 (link only)

Star Mining and Milling v. Byron White, BC Supreme Court, 1906, part 2

Star Mining and Milling v. Byron White, BC Supreme Court, 1907

Star Mining and Milling v. Byron White, Supreme Court of Canada, 1909

Byron White v. Star Mining and Milling, BC Supreme Court, 1910

Star Mining and Milling annual report, 1910

Slocan Star Mines, Ltd. ad from the Vancouver Province, December 14, 1911 (click to enlarge)

History of the Silversmith mine from the Nelson Daily News, January 1, 1923 (click to enlarge)

Silversmith Mines stock certificate, 1934 (click to enlarge)