Louisiana Ex Rel. New York Guaranty & Indemnity Co. v. Steele

Citations

• 134 U.S. 230
• 10 S. Ct. 511
• 33 L. Ed. 891
• 1890 U.S. LEXIS 1962

Syllabus

<p>The auditor of the State of Louisiana was sued in his official capacity, in order to compel him, in that capacity, to act to raise a tax, authorized ■ 'by a former law, but contrary to subsequent legislation, and to the present laws of the State; Held, it was a suit against the State.</p>