Republic v. Inglish
1844 legal case in the Republic of Texas / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Republic of Texas v. Inglish, Dallam 608 (1844), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas which held that to be a valid claim for land, the land claim must have been authorized by the constitution after March 2, 1836; or by authority under Mexican law prior to that date.
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Republic of Texas v. Inglish | |
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Court | Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas |
Full case name | Republic of Texas v. Heirs of Joseph Inglish, deceased |
Decided | 1844 |
Citation(s) | Dallam 608 (1844); 1844 WL 3914 (Tex.Rep.Sup.) |
Holding | |
That to be a valid claim for land, the land claim must have been authorized by the constitution after March 2, 1836; or by authority under Mexican law prior to that date | |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | John Hemphill, Robert E. B. Baylor, Patrick C. Jack, William E. Jones, William J. Jones, Richard Morris, William B. Ochiltree |
Case opinions | |
Majority | Wm. E. Jones |
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