League v. DE YOUNG
Supreme Court of the United States
This case was brought up from the Supreme Court of the State of Texas, by a writ of error issued under the twenty-fifth section of the Judiciary Act.
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This case was brought up from the Supreme Court of the State of Texas, by a writ of error issued under the twenty-fifth section of the Judiciary Act. The plaintiff in error, Thomas M. League, applied to the District- Court for the county of Galveston, in Texas (State court), for a-mandamus to be issued to John De Young, the surveyor, and his deputy, to compel them to survey a' league and labor of land, which League alleged that he was entitled, to by virtue of a certificate issued to Catín F. McRea by the board of land commissioners of the county of San Augustine, republic of Texas, on the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Grier
- A brief statement of the history of this case will be necessary to a correct apprehension of the points involved.
By the colonization laws of Mexico in force in the State of Texas before their revolution, every married man who became a settler or colonist was entitled to a square league of land. In 1835, when Texas declared her independence, the faith of the republic was pledged that all who .would perform the duties of-citizens should receive the benefit of this law; accordingly, in the constitution of the new republic, adopted on' the 17th of March, 1836, it was provided, that all white…
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