Thompson v. Maxwell Land Grant & Railway Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL EEOM THE SUPREME COUKT OE THE TEKBITOEY OE NEW MEXICO. The facts in this case are as follows: In 1841 the Eepublic of Mexico made a grant to Charles Beaubien and Guadalupe Miranda of a large tract of land, generally known of late as the Maxwell Land Grant; so known because Lucien B. Maxwell, having acquired title from Beaubien and Miranda or their heirs, was, or at least claimed to be, for many years the sole owner.
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APPEAL EEOM THE SUPREME COUKT OE THE TEKBITOEY OE NEW MEXICO. The facts in this case are as follows: In 1841 the Eepublic of Mexico made a grant to Charles Beaubien and Guadalupe Miranda of a large tract of land, generally known of late as the Maxwell Land Grant; so known because Lucien B. Maxwell, having acquired title from Beaubien and Miranda or their heirs, was, or at least claimed to be, for many years the sole owner. In September, 1859, the heirs of Charles Bent, namely, Alfred Bent and his two sisters, Teresina Scheurick and Estefana Hicklin, brought a suit in the District Court for…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Beewee
It is the settled law of this court, as of others, that whatever has been decided on one appeal or writ of error cannot be reexamined on a second appeal or writ of error brought in the same suit. The first decision has become the’settled law of. the case. Supervisors v. Kennicott, 94 U. S. 498, and cases cited in the opinion; Clark, v. Keith, 106 U. S. 464; Chaffin v. Taylor, 116 U. S. 567; Northern Pacific Railroad, v. Ellis, 144 U. S. 458; Great Western Telegraph Company v. Burnham, 162 U. S. 339, 343.
"Whenever a case comes from the highest court of a State for review, and by statute or…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Maxwell Land-Grant CaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- New Orleans Waterworks Co. v. Louisiana Sugar Refining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Supervisors v. KennicottSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Thompson v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Great Western Telegraph Co. v. BurnhamSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
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3Cited by142 opinions
- Swift & Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Pope v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Indiana Ex Rel. Anderson v. BrandSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- In Re MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Salmeron v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
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