BRASHEAR v. MASON, 47 U.S. 92 (1848)

WILLIAM C. BRASHEAR, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JOHN Y. MASON, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, DEFENDANT. JANUARY TERM, 1848. Under the joint resolutions of Congress, providing for the annexation of Texas to the United States, the officers of the navy of Texas did not pass into the naval service of the United States. The transfer of […]

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47 U.S. 92

47 U.S. 92 47 U.S. 92 6 How. 92 12 L.Ed. 357 WILLIAM C. BRASHEAR, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,v.JOHN Y. MASON, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, DEFENDANT. January Term, 1848 THIS case was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Columbia, holden in and for the […]

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