Anderson v. City of Le Sueur
Supreme Court of Minnesota
John Anderson gave notice of contest and appealed to the district court for Le Sueur county from the canvass of votes cast at the annual election of the city of Le Sueur held on April 1, 1911, and the decision of the common council of that city that 225 votes were cast thereat in favor of, and 212 votes were cast thereat against, granting license for the sale of intoxicating liquor in that city.
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John Anderson gave notice of contest and appealed to the district court for Le Sueur county from the canvass of votes cast at the annual election of the city of Le Sueur held on April 1, 1911, and the decision of the common council of that city that 225 votes were cast thereat in favor of, and 212 votes were cast thereat against, granting license for the sale of intoxicating liquor in that city. The court appointed referees to inspect the ballots, and the appeal was thereafter heard by Morrison,-J., who made findings and dismissed the proceedings. Erom the judgment entered pursuant to the…
1Opinion of the Court
Taylor, 0.
Whether the city of Le Sueur should issue licenses for the sale-of intoxicating liquor was duly submitted to the voters of that city at the city election held on April 7, 1914. The result of the vote, as determined and declared by the city canvassing board, authorized the issuance of such licenses. The appellant, a resident and legal' voter of the city, promptly instituted a contest, and, as the result, of the trial thereof, the district court found that the total number of ballots cast at the election was 446, of which 222 were in favor of license,. 214 were against license, and 10…
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