Legal Opinion
Ex parte Blumer
Texas Supreme Court
Decided July 1, 1865PublishedCited by 15 opinions
Appeal from the judgment of Hon. James H. Bell, associate justice of the Supreme Court, sitting in chambers, at Austin. On habeas corpus. The applicant appealed from the order of the judge at chambers, remanding him to the custody of his commanding officer. The facts appear fully in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtRoberts, J.
The question in this case, is whether* or not the appellant, Samuel Blumer, a native of Switzerland, is liable to enrollment as a conscript, after a residence or sojourning of three years in the Confederate States, as exhibited in the statement of facts as follows, to-wit:
“ The applicant, Samuel Blumer, is a native of Glarus, in the Republic of Switzerland. He came to Texas on business in 1854and remained here a few months, when he returned to his native home in Switzerland. A portion of the time he was in Texas, he worked as a day-laborer for R. H. Peck, at the butcher business In December,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Vincent v. EavesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1858
- Elbers & Kraffts v. United Insurance Co.New York Supreme Court · 1819
- Merritt v. Jackson, ex. dem. HasbrouckNew York Supreme Court · 1828
3Cited by15 opinions
- Chastain v. Cooper & ReedTexas Supreme Court · 1953
- Snyder v. PittsTexas Supreme Court · 1951
- Giddings v. SteeleTexas Supreme Court · 1866
- Croop v. WaltonIndiana Supreme Court · 1927
- Commercial Standard Insurance Company v. NunnCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1971
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