Legal Opinion
Oehler v. City of St. Paul
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided May 18, 1928No. 26,651, 26,819PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHilton, J.
Action by three taxpayers and voters of St. Paul against the city, four city officials and Clyde R. May. The main purpose of the suit is to prevent May from holding the position of general superintendent and engineer of the water department, to which position he ivas appointed without examination under the civil service rules. A demurrer to the complaint was overruled; the court gave the statutory certificate of doubt and importance, and this appeal was taken.
The complaint among other things alleges that the position in question is in the classified service and that a vacancy therein must be…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- People ex rel. Williams v. ErrantIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
- Harriet State Bank v. SamelsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
- State ex rel. Childs v. KiichliSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
- Minneapolis, Red Lake & Manitoba Railway Co. v. BrownSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
- People ex rel. Chamberlain v. KnoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Arens v. Village of RogersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1953
- McKee v. LikinsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
- City of Duluth v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1986
- Borom v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1971
- State Ex Rel. Kos v. AdamsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1948
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