Legal Opinion

State Ex Rel. Brenner v. Hodapp

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided June 15, 1951No. 35,342PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Knutson, Justice.

Appeal from a judgment entered pursuant to an order of the district court of Blue Earth county directing the issuance of a peremptory writ of mandamus to compel the common council of the city of Mankato to appoint relator, Joe Brenner, as chief of police.

This appeal represents the final chapter in a fruitless attempt to compel the common council of the city of Mankato to appoint relator as chief of police of that city. Originally, an alternative writ of mandamus was issued by the district court of Blue Earth county on May 19, 1949, returnable on May 21, commanding the common…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Duncan Townsite Co. v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
  2. State ex inf. Barker v. Kansas City Gas Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1914
  3. State ex rel. Lum v. ArchibaldSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
  4. Yoselowitz v. Peoples Bakery, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1938
  5. People Ex Rel. Lehmaier v. Interurban Street Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1904

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. McIntosh v. DavisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1989
  2. State v. PeroSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1999
  3. State v. WilsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2001
  4. State Ex Rel. Hennepin County Welfare Board v. FitzsimmonsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1953
  5. Anderson v. City of MinneapolisCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1985

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