Brownsville v. Cavazos
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Texas. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Field
This is an action for the possession of certain real property-in Brownsville, a city of ’Texas, situated on the left bank of the Rio Grande, opposite the town of Matamoras. Previous to the revolution which separated Texas from the Republic of Mexico, Brownsville constituted a portion of Matamoras, which was recognized as a town in 1826 by a decree of the congress of Tamaulipas, one of the States of Mexico. By the laws of Mexico in force at the time, pueblos or towns, when recognized as such by public authority, became entitled for their use and benefit, and the use and benefit of their…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Townsend v. GreeleySupreme Court of the United States · 1867
- Brownsville v. CavazosU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Texas · 1876
3Cited by8 opinions
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- United States v. Santa FeSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Mitchell v. Town of RefugioCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1954
- Slauson v. Goodrich Transportation Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1898
- Groves v. ChaseSupreme Court of Colorado · 1915
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