Court of Appeals of Washington May 2, 1994, 32415-2-I (Applied Industrial Materials Corp. v. Melton)

Kennedy, J.

— In February 1992, Applied Industrial Materials Corporation (AIMCOR) filed an action against Melton, Smith and Pacific Rim Olivine, Inc. (Pacific Rim), to quiet title in 34 mining claims. AIMCOR and its predecessors originally "located”

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all of these claims. In early 1989, Pacific Rim attempted to "relocate”

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the claims.