Chapman v. Zobelein

Citations

• 237 U.S. 135
• 35 S. Ct. 518
• 59 L. Ed. 874
• 1915 U.S. LEXIS 1318

Syllabus

<p>An issue as to the invalidity of a tax levy merely because excessive does not raise a Federal question.</p> <p>A statute providing for the sale of property for taxes giving an opportunity to be heard as to the fairness of the original-assessment and providing'notice be given of the place and. time of sale with a right of redemption for five years, does not deprive the owner of his property without due process of law within the meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment and so held as to § 3897 of the Civil Political Code of California.</p>