Legal Opinion
Shapleigh v. Mier
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 4, 1937No. 125PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cardozo
The action is trespass for the trial of title.
Plaintiffs, petitioners here, are citizens of Missouri; defendant, respondent here, is a citizen of Mexico. A tract of 337 acres in Texas, known as “El Guayuco Banco No. 319,” on the left bank of the Rio Grande river, is the subject matter of the controversy. A jury having been waived, the trial was by a judge, who made his findings of fact and conclusions of law, and gave judgment for defendant. From this there was an appeal, its scope, however, narrowed by the manner of the trial and the form of the decision. Eastman Kodak Co. v. Gray, 292 U. S.…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Ware v. HyltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1796
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3Cited by58 opinions
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- Occidental Petroleum Corp. v. Buttes Gas & Oil Co.District Court, C.D. California · 1971
- Cecil Corley Motor Co., Inc. v. General Motors Corp.District Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1974
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