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Facts

Both Texas and California claimed the right to impose state death taxes on the estate of Howard Hughes, with officials from each state asserting that Hughes was domiciled in their respective states at the time of his death. The administrator of the estate filed a statutory interpleader action in federal court, seeking to resolve the conflicting claims. The District Court dismissed the action for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction, leading to an appeal that was initially successful in the Court of Appeals before being reversed by the Supreme Court.

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.

Issue

Whether the Federal Interpleader Act provides a jurisdictional basis for resolving inconsistent death tax claims by officials of two states, given the Eleventh Amendment's prohibition against suits against states.

The issue before us is whether the Federal Interpleader Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1335, provides a jurisdictional basis for resolution of inconsistent death tax claims by the officials of two States.

Rule

The Eleventh Amendment bars suits against states by citizens of another state, including actions that are nominally against state officials but effectively against the state itself.

Held: The Eleventh Amendment bars the statutory interpleader action.

Analysis

The Supreme Court applied the Eleventh Amendment to conclude that the interpleader action was essentially a suit against the states of Texas and California, which is prohibited. The Court emphasized that the action was not merely against state officials but was fundamentally a challenge to the states' authority to tax the estate based on conflicting claims of domicile. The Court reaffirmed the precedent set in Worcester County Trust Co. v. Riley, which held that similar interpleader actions were barred by the Eleventh Amendment.

We hold that the Eleventh Amendment bars the statutory interpleader sought in this case.

Conclusion

The Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals' decision, holding that the Eleventh Amendment barred the statutory interpleader action brought by the administrator of the estate.

The judgment of the Court of Appeals is reversed.

Who won?

The State of Texas and the State of California prevailed in the case as the Supreme Court ruled that the interpleader action was barred by the Eleventh Amendment, thus upholding the states' claims to tax the estate.

The Court held that the Eleventh Amendment bars the statutory interpleader action.

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