Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Hoisington
Montana Supreme Court
Decided January 24, 1940No. 7,996PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Angstman
This is an appeal by contestant from a judgment in favor of contestee. The question involved is whether contestee is qualified to hold the office of county commissioner of Lincoln county. The question arises from the following facts:
Hoisington settled upon a homestead near Troy in Lincoln county in August, 1917, in what is now County Commissioner District No. 2. He there remained until August 7, 1936, at which time he accepted an appointment as deputy sheriff and went to Libby, which is in County Commissioner District No. 1. During that month he married a resident of California and…
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