Duryea v. Sibley
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Petition by James H. Duryea, defeated candidate for the office of alderman for the tenth ward of the city of Minneapolis, to the district court for Hennepin county, praying for the appointment of three persons to recount the ballots cast at the election. From an order, Lancaster, J., denying the application of petitioner for the relief prayed for, petitioner appealed.
1Per curiam
At the general election held in the city of Minneapolis, November 8, 1898, the parties hereto were candidates on the official ballot for the office of alderman of the tenth ward of said city, for the term ending January, 1908. On November 15, 1898, the city council of said city, acting as a board of canvassers, duly canvassed the returns of the ballots so cast for said parties, and upon the face of the returns said council declared that this respondent, John Sibley, had a plurality of the ballots so cast for him for the said office of aider-man, and that he was the alderman-elect for said…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Prindle v. CampbellSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1864
- Truelson v. City of DuluthSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
- Borer v. KolarsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1877
3Cited by7 opinions
- Franson v. CarlsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1965
- Odegard v. LemireSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1909
- Holmen v. MillerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1973
- State ex rel. Jarvis v. CraigSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
- Hunt v. RolloffSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1947
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