In the 1892 case of Bogk v. Gassert, the United States Supreme Court dealt with a dispute over property rights and inheritance laws. The plaintiff, Bogk, was a resident of Wisconsin who inherited land in Texas from his father's will. However, under German law (the nationality of his deceased father), he would not have been entitled to this inheritance as it should have passed to other relatives instead. The defendant, Gassert claimed that since the deceased had lived in Germany at the time of death and never became an American citizen despite owning property there; therefore German law should apply which would make him rightful heir. The court ruled in favor of Bogk stating that while foreign nations' laws could govern personal status and capacity matters such as marriage or legitimacy; they did not extend to real estate located within U.S territory where local state law applied instead - hence making Bogk rightful owner according to Texan succession rules.

The dissenting opinion in the case of Bogk v. Gassert, 1892, argued that the majority's decision was incorrect because it failed to properly interpret and apply relevant state law. The dissent contended that under Wisconsin law, a mortgagee has an absolute right to possession of mortgaged property after default on payment by the mortgagor. This is regardless of any agreement between parties stating otherwise or even if there are no provisions for such in the mortgage contract itself. Therefore, they believed that Bogk should have been allowed immediate possession upon Gassert's default without needing to go through foreclosure proceedings first as required by federal law (which only applies when state laws do not provide clear guidance). They also disagreed with how much weight was given to English common law precedents which were seen as outdated and irrelevant due to significant differences between American and British legal systems regarding mortgages.