Shaffer v. Howard

Citations

• 249 U.S. 200
• 39 S. Ct. 255
• 63 L. Ed. 559
• 1919 U.S. LEXIS 2191
• 4 A.F.T.R. (P-H) 4223

Syllabus

<p>A suit against state officials to enjoin the enforcement of a tax becomes • moot and must be dismissed oh appeal where it appears that defendants’ term of office has expired and that their successors have qualified, when there is'no law authorizing a revival or continuance ■against the latter.</p>