Legal Opinion

Tesoriere v. District Court

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided August 4, 1927No. 2782PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In 1920 initiative petition under Const. art. 19, sec. 3, was filed asking for change in divorce law. Measure was rejected by legislature in 1921, and legislative substitute was proposed and passed (Stats. 1921, 385) and approved by people at election of 1922. Stats. 1923, 389. At 1927 session attempt was made to further amend divorce law. Stats. 1927, 127. I contend this latter statute is unconstitutional and void, because legislative substitute was carried at 1922 election. Such law cannot be overruled, annulled or in any way made inoperative except by direct vote of people. Const. art. 19,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Gibson v. MasonNevada Supreme Court · 1869
  2. State v. TrolsonNevada Supreme Court · 1893
  3. State Ex Rel. Jones v. EricksonMontana Supreme Court · 1926
  4. Foster v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
  5. Bell v. First Judicial District CourtNevada Supreme Court · 1905

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Herbst Gaming, Inc. v. Sec'y of StateNevada Supreme Court · 2006
  2. Estate of CoonsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1951
  3. Matthews v. State Ex Rel. Nevada Tax CommissionNevada Supreme Court · 1967
  4. Lewis v. LewisNevada Supreme Court · 1928
  5. Herbst Gaming, Inc. v. Sec'y of StateNevada Supreme Court · 2006

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