Salt Lake Telegram | 1908-07-11 | Page 3 | Suit Finally Settled Against Government

SUIT FINALLY SETTLED AGAINST GOVERNMENT VANCOUVER B B. B C. C July 11 A A t two o years' years legal contest between tho McLean Yukon Brothers Brother contractors of or this city and tho the lease of at government five Iho miles over or the validity of oC a of ot Dominion ended In creek ha has j victory for tot the defeat local firm firm and for tor the government which will have havo to pay th the costs of or tho the long long- fought suit The property on which the suit turned The Tho Is 15 worth several million dollars dollar government had canceled the tho lease and McLean Brothers Immediately brought suit to compel tho government to restore It H. rhe They lost at tho the trial but won upon appeal to the at Ottawa supreme court From that decision the tho Yukon government appealed to the privy ry council which yesterday dismissed the appeal with co costs coats ts