|
|
Cory v. White, 457 U.S. 85 (1982)
Contents:
Show Summary
Hide Summary
General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Cory v. White, 457 U.S. 85 (1982)
Cory v. White No. 80-1556 Argued January 18, 1982 Decided June 14, 1982 457 U.S. 85
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR
THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
Syllabus
Both Texas and California assert the right to levy state death taxes on the estate of Howard Hughes, the taxing officials of each State claiming that Hughes was domiciled in their State at the time of his death. The administrator of the estate filed an action in Federal District Court under the Federal Interpleader Act, alleging that the respective state officials were seeking to tax the estate on the basis of inconsistent claims. The District Court dismissed the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction because of the failure to satisfy the Act’s requirement that there be diversity of citizenship between at least two adverse parties. The Court of Appeals reversed, holding that the requisite diversity was present between the administrator and the County Treasurer of Los Angeles County. The court rejected the State’s claim that, although the suit was nominally against state officials, it was in effect a suit against two sovereign States barred by the Eleventh Amendment.
Held: The Eleventh Amendment bars the statutory interpleader action. Worcester County Trust Co. v. Riley, 302 U.S. 292. Contrary to the Court of Appeals’ view, Edelman v. Jordan, 415 U.S. 651, did not overrule Worcester County Trust Co. Pp. 89-91.
629 F.2d 397, reversed.
WHITE, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which BURGER, C.J., and BLACKMUN, REHNQUIST, and O’CONNOR, JJ., joined. BRENNAN, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, post, p. 91. POWELL, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which MARSHALL and STEVENS, JJ., joined, post, p. 92.
Contents:
Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Cory v. White, 457 U.S. 85 (1982) in 457 U.S. 85 457 U.S. 86. Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=FDCA3LJYD9UZ9MM.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Cory v. White, 457 U.S. 85 (1982), in 457 U.S. 85, page 457 U.S. 86. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=FDCA3LJYD9UZ9MM.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Cory v. White, 457 U.S. 85 (1982). cited in 1982, 457 U.S. 85, pp.457 U.S. 86. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=FDCA3LJYD9UZ9MM.
|