State ex rel. Martin v. Ekern

The following opinion was filed June 21, 1938:

Nelson, J.

The first question for determination is whether this court should grant leave to the petitioner to *649bring an original action in the name of the state of Wisconsin. Such leave is asked because the attorney general has refused to bring the action. The question which the petitioner seeks to have determined is most important and of great public concern and interest. Obviously the people of this state are vitally interested in seeing that no important office, such as that of lieutenant governor, be intruded into by any person who has not…