People v. Talmage

Citations

• 6 Cal. 256
• 1856 Cal. LEXIS 119

Syllabus

<p>In the absence of any statute to that effect, the State cannot be sued, and a judgment against her is erroneous.</p> <p>Neither the Governor nor the Attorney General has any power to bind the State by a contract to procure the advice of counsel as to the rights of the State in certain property.</p> <p>Services performed for the State under such a contract might be the subject of relief at the hands of the Legislature, but are not a legal cause of action.</p>