Chandler v. Dix

Citations

• 194 U.S. 590
• 24 S. Ct. 766
• 48 L. Ed. 1129
• 1904 U.S. LEXIS 795

Syllabus

<p>An action cannot be maintained in thé Federal courts to set aside tax sales on the ground that the sales are void, where the property has been bought, ■ .and is claimed, by the State without making the State a party, and where there is no statutory provision permitting such an action it cánnot be • maintained against the State under the Eleventh Amendment.</p> <p>A state statute providing for the procedure in, and naming the officials who are necessary parties to, actions to set aside tax sales the language whereof clearly indicates that the legislature contemplated that such actions should only be brought in the courts of the State, will not be construed as permitting such actions to be brought in the Federal courts.</p> <p>An action to enjoin the enforcement of tax liens cannot be maintained ■ against a state official who has retired from office.</p>