Vein
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 237 U.S. 350 - Stewart Mining Co. v. Ontario Mining Co. · 1915Most cited · 27 citing opinions
A vein is a well-defined body of mineral within inclosed rocks. It has an onward course and a downward course.
How often courts cite the case defining “Vein”
Court decisions citing the opinion that defined “Vein” — 27 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining case as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.