SHAPLEIGH v. MIER

No. 125.

299 U.S. 468 (1937)

SHAPLEIGH ET AL. v. MIER.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 4, 1937.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. H.R. Gamble for petitioners.

Mr. Richard F. Burges for respondent.


MR. JUSTICE CARDOZO delivered the opinion of the Court.

The action is trespass for the trial of title.

Plaintiffs, petitioners here, are citizens of Missouri; defendant, respondent here, is a citizen of Mexico. A tract of 337 acres in Texas, known as "El Guayuco Banco No. 319," on the left bank of the Rio Grande river, is the subject matter of the controversy. A jury having been waived, the trial was by a judge, who made his findings of fact and conclusions...

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