Legal Opinion

Powell v. Morrill

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided December 17, 1908No. 15,839PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from the district court for Merrick county: Conrad Hollenbeck, Judge.

1Opinion of the Court

Root, C.

Appeal from a judgment of the district court for Merrick county affirming an order of the village board of Chapman granting license to Lewis E. Powell to vend intoxicating liquors in said village. Remonstrants appeal.

1. Thirty-two individuals signed Powell’s petition. It is not alleged in the petition or claimed by any party to this record that there are less than 60 resident freeholders in said village, and, therefore, if three or more of the said petitioners were not qualified to petition for said license, it should not have been issued. It is evident that there is a sharp division…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. O'Donnell v. SegarMichigan Supreme Court · 1872
  2. Cunningham v. Austin & Northwestern Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1895
  3. Doane v. Chicago City Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1895
  4. Wittenberg v. MollyneauxNebraska Supreme Court · 1900
  5. Stockwell v. BrantIndiana Supreme Court · 1884

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Larson v. HaferNebraska Supreme Court · 1920
  2. Brown v. MulreadyNebraska Supreme Court · 1941
  3. Gomez v. Board of Education of Dulce Independent School District No. 21New Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
  4. Laux v. BattermanNebraska Supreme Court · 1938
  5. Boelter v. WilliamsonNebraska Supreme Court · 1914

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