In the Fisher v. Shropshire case of 1892, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on a dispute over land ownership in Texas between two parties: Fisher and Shropshire. The controversy arose from an alleged discrepancy in a survey that was used to determine property boundaries when Texas became part of the United States after being its own republic for some time. The court found that there were indeed errors made during this process but held that these mistakes did not invalidate previous decisions regarding property rights or titles based on those surveys. Therefore, despite any inaccuracies, they upheld prior rulings about who owned what land because it would be too disruptive to change them now so long after they had been established and accepted by all involved parties.

In the dissenting opinion for Fisher v. Shropshire, the justice argued that the majority's decision was inconsistent with previous rulings and legal principles regarding property rights. The justice contended that a person should not be deprived of their property without due process of law, which in this case involved a dispute over land ownership. He believed that Mr. Fisher had been unjustly denied his rightful claim to the disputed land because he had purchased it from someone who held an undisputed title at the time of sale. Furthermore, he disagreed with how evidence was evaluated in this case; specifically, he thought more weight should have been given to certain pieces of documentary evidence supporting Mr. Fisher's claim rather than relying heavily on oral testimony favoring Mr.Shropshire’s side.