Osborn+v.+Bank+of+United+States

Osborn v. Bank of United States By; Grant D. and Matt D. [|The case on Oyez]
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Facts of the Case

In 1824, the state of Ohio levied taxes on each branch of the United States Bank in Ohio. Although the court ruled in McCulloch v. Maryland that such taxes were unconsitutional, Ohio persisted in its enforcement of the tax. Defying a ciruit court injunction, Ralph Osborn, the Ohio state Auditor, forcibly seixed funds from the Bank. The ciruit court then odered Osborn and his colleagues to repay the amount seized.

Conclusion: In a 6-to-1 decision, the Court held that the circuit court properly ruled against Ohio officials and that the Ohio law was "repugnant to the Constitution." The Court held that the Eleventh Amendment was limited to suits in which a state was party on the record, and that Ohio was not the target of the suit in the case at hand. Osborn and his colleagues were thus "incontestably liable for the full amount of the money taken out of the bank."