Robinson v. Gaar

Citations

• 6 Cal. 273
• 1856 Cal. LEXIS 122

Syllabus

<p>The fact that the title of land is in dispute between the claimants and the United States, and that the claimants under a Mexican grant are not in possession, affords no ground for exempting the land from taxation.</p> <p>The claimants are either the owners or they are not; if they arc, they must pay the taxes on the land; if they are not, they have nothing to do with the matter, and cannot enjoin the collection of taxes, having no authority to sue or defend for the United States.</p> <p>If a tax is illegally imposed, the parties taxed have a perfect remedy at law, and a Court of Equity has no power to interpose.</p>