Legal Opinion

Wilson v. Matson

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided July 9, 1923No. 23451PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGood, J.

Appellant and appellee, who will be hereinafter referred to, respectively, as contestant and incumbent, were rival candidates for the office of county attorney of Lancaster county, Nebraska, at the general election held in November, 1922. The votes cast at said election were officially canvassed on November 15, 1922, and the results showed that incumbent received 304 more votes for said office than were cast for contestant. On November 28, 1922, contestant filed his complaint in the county court of Lancaster county, to contest the election of the incumbent to said office, and summons was…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Whitney v. Board of Delegates of San Francisco Fire DepartmentCalifornia Supreme Court · 1860
  2. Saunders v. HaynesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1859
  3. Wilson v. DuncanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1896
  4. Dorsey v. Barry.California Supreme Court · 1864
  5. Wilkinson v. La CombeMontana Supreme Court · 1921

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Haas v. Contest CourtSupreme Court of Iowa · 1936
  2. De Koning v. MellemaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1995
  3. State ex rel. Besse v. District Court of Fourth Judicial Dist.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1925
  4. Sutton v. AndersonNebraska Supreme Court · 1964
  5. Stafford v. BaileyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1940

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