Martin v. Smith

Disposition of this controversy depends upon whether Clarence A. Dykstra as president of the University of Wisconsin holds an “office of trust, profit or honor in this state,” contrary to the provisions of sec. 3, art. XIII of the Wisconsin constitution, which is as follows:

“Eligibility to office. Section 3. No member of congress, nor any person holding any office of profit or trust under the United States (postmasters excepted) or under any foreign power; no person convicted of any infamous crime in any court within the United States; and no person beifig a defaulter to the United States or…