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Greer County v. Texas, 197 U.S. 235 (1905)
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Greer County v. Texas, 197 U.S. 235 (1905)
Greer County v. Texas No. 160 Submitted March 6, 1905 Decided March 20, 1905 197 U.S. 235
ERROR TO THE COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS FOR THE THIRD
SUPREME JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF TEXAS
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The decision in United States v. Texas, 162 U.S. 1, that Greer County was not within the boundaries of Texas did not effect a cession of the territory included in the county from Texas to the United States or amount to a transfer of sovereignty, but was simply a revelation that such territory belonged to the United States. Greer County, Oklahoma, as created after that decision by the act of 1896, 29 Stat. 113, is a corporation created by different sovereignty from that which purported to create Greer County, Texas, and as such is technically a different person, and does not succeed to land situated elsewhere in Texas granted by that state prior to such decision for school purposes to Greer County, Texas.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Greer County v. Texas, 197 U.S. 235 (1905) in 197 U.S. 235 197 U.S. 240. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=AMA577STSEZQ6HM.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Greer County v. Texas, 197 U.S. 235 (1905), in 197 U.S. 235, page 197 U.S. 240. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=AMA577STSEZQ6HM.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Greer County v. Texas, 197 U.S. 235 (1905). cited in 1905, 197 U.S. 235, pp.197 U.S. 240. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=AMA577STSEZQ6HM.
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