Legal Opinion
Christianson v. City of Bismarck
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided October 7, 1991No. Civ. 910151PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVINE, Justice.
James Christianson appeals from a district court order denying his application for a writ of mandamus that would have required the Bismarck City Commission to act upon a petition for a proposed ordinance as required under section 40-12-06, NDCC. 1 We reverse and remand.
Christianson is one of several residents of the city of Bismarck who circulated a petition to initiate an ordinance relating to the extension of Washington Street that would require no separation of the elevation of road grades at the intersection of Washington Street and Main Avenue. 2 After the City Auditor…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Heller v. HellerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1985
- State ex rel. Wagner v. SummersSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1913
- North Dakota Council of School Administrators v. SinnerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1990
- Heider v. City of WauwatosaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1967
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Central Monitoring Service, Inc. v. ZakinskiSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1996
- First State Bank v. Moen EnterprisesNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1995
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