Weber v. Rogan

Citations

• 188 U.S. 10
• 23 S. Ct. 263
• 47 L. Ed. 363
• 1903 U.S. LEXIS 1265

Syllabus

<p>The Supreme Court of the State of Texas having decided that the statute of that State, Acts of 1897, c. 129,. providing that certain lands may be sold at a specified price under certain conditions by the Commissioner of the General Land Office was not mandatory, but that it was discretionary with the Commissioner whether to sell such lands or not, no Federal •.question arises which this .court can consider in a proceeding brought to compel the Commissioner to convey certain lands under such act to a person offering-to purchase the same at the pric'e specified in the act.</p> <p>The constitutional inhibition against the impairment of contracts applies only to legislative enactments of the States and not to the judicial decisions or acts of the state tribunals or officers, under statutes in force at the time of the making of the contract, the obligation of which is alleged to have been impaired.</p>