Whittier v. Village of Farmington
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Petition of contestant, Charles B. Whittier, to the district court for Dakota county for a recount of all the ballots cast at the village election of 1911 upon the question of the issue of liquor licenses, and for other relief.
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Petition of contestant, Charles B. Whittier, to the district court for Dakota county for a recount of all the ballots cast at the village election of 1911 upon the question of the issue of liquor licenses, and for other relief. The motion of the village of Farmington to dismiss the contest so far as it was concerned was granted, Hodgson, J. Prom an order dismissing the contest, contestant appealed. .Prom an order denying contestant’s motion for an order ratifying the service of notice of contest, he appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
The question whether licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors should be granted or refused was submitted to the electors at the annual .village election held in and for the village of- Parmington in *184March, 1911. The election officers reported, as a result of their canvass of’ the votes cast, 116 in favor and 114 against license. Whereupon, and within ten days after the declared result, a' contest of the election was instituted by appellant herein. . The notice of .the contest was properly filed with the clerk of the district court as required by law. The notice was personally served upon…
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