Legal Opinion
Grosholz v. Newman
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 18, 1874No. 26PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
88 U.S. 481
22 L.Ed. 471
21 Wall. 481
GROSHOLZ
v.
NEWMAN.
October Term, 1874
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for the Western District of Texas.
By the constitution of Texas, on the subject of 'The Homestead,' it is ordained that 'the owner thereof, if a married man, shall not be at liberty to alienate the same unless by the consent of the wife,' &c.1
With the abovementioned provision of the constitution of Texas in force, one Gustavus Kirchberg, a blacksmith, and Catherine, his wife, went from Pennsylvania, A.D. 1849, to the city of Austin, Texas, and immediately bought lot 6 in block 111 in the city…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Blight's Lessee v. RochesterSupreme Court of the United States · 1822
- Walker v. DarstTexas Supreme Court · 1869
- Grosholz v. NewmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
3Cited by7 opinions
- Philbin v. CarrIndiana Court of Appeals · 1920
- Brown v. BocquinSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1892
- Merrill v. WashburnSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1891
- Ball v. HoustonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1901
- Baldwin v. Liverpool & London & Globe Ins.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1903
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