Texas v. White
Supreme Court of the United States
On originakbill. The Constitution' ordains that 'the judicial power, of the United States shall- extend to-certain cases, and among them “ to controversies between a State and citizens of another State; . ,. , and between a-State, or the citizens thereof, awl foreign . States, citizens or subjects.”, It ordains further,. that in. pases in which “a State” shall.be a party, the Supreme Court shall have original'jurisdietio-n. ^ With these pro visions,i'n force as fundamental…
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On originakbill. The Constitution' ordains that 'the judicial power, of the United States shall- extend to-certain cases, and among them “ to controversies between a State and citizens of another State; . ,. , and between a-State, or the citizens thereof, awl foreign . States, citizens or subjects.”, It ordains further,. that in. pases in which “a State” shall.be a party, the Supreme Court shall have original'jurisdietio-n. ^ With these pro visions,i'n force as fundamental law, Texas, entitling herself- “ the State of Texas, one of- the United Suites of America,” filed, on the loth of…
1Opinion of the Court
The CHIEF JUSTICE
delivered the opinion of the court;
This-is an original suit in this court, in which the State of Texas, claiming certain bonds of the United States as her property, asks an injunction to restrain the defendants from receiving payment from the National government, and to compel the surrender of the bonds to the State.
It appears from the bill, answers, and proofs, that the United States, by act of September 9, 1850, offered to-the State of Texas, in compensation for her claims connected with the settlement of her boundary, $10,000,000 in five per cent, bonds, each for the sum…
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