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LEAGUE v. DE YOUNG ET AL.

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52 U.S. 185 (1851)

11 How. 185

13 L.Ed. 657

THOMAS M. LEAGUE, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JOHN DE YOUNG, SURVEYOR FOR THE DISTRICT OF GALVESTON, AND SAMUEL P. BROWN, DEPUTY.

Supreme Court of United States.

February 26, 1851.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

It was argued by Mr. Ovid F. Johnson and Mr. Wood, for the plaintiff in error, and Mr. Harris, for the defendant in error.

Mr. Justice GRIER delivered the opinion of the court.

A brief statement of the history of this case will be necessary to a correct apprehension of the points involved.

By the colonization laws of Mexico in force in the State of Texas before their revolution, every married man who became a settler or colonist was entitled to a square league of land. In 1835, when Texas declared her independence, the faith of the republic...

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