New Mexico v. Texas

State of New Mexico v. State of Texas
Original jurisdiction
Argued January 4–5, 1927
Decided December 5, 1927
Full case nameState of New Mexico v. State of Texas
Citations275 U.S. 279 (more)
48 S. Ct. 126; 72 L. Ed. 280; 1927 U.S. LEXIS 280
Case history
PriorOriginal Jurisdiction
SubsequentModified on denial of rehearing, April 9, 1928
Outcome
The boundary line between New Mexico and Texas is the middle of the channel of the Rio Grande as it was located in 1850.
Court membership
Chief Justice
William H. Taft
Associate Justices
Oliver W. Holmes Jr. · Willis Van Devanter
James C. McReynolds · Louis Brandeis
George Sutherland · Pierce Butler
Edward T. Sanford · Harlan F. Stone
Case opinion
MajoritySanford, joined by unanimous

New Mexico v. Texas, 275 U.S. 279 (1927), was a United States Supreme Court case that determined the boundary between Texas and New Mexico in the vicinity of El Paso, Texas.