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State ex rel. Childs v. Board of County Commissioners

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided October 20, 1896No. Nos. 10,217-(41, 13)PublishedCited by 25 opinions

Writ of quo warranto requiring respondents to show by what warrant they exercised jurisdiction, control and authority over certain territory alleged to be a portion of Cass county.

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Writ of quo warranto requiring respondents to show by what warrant they exercised jurisdiction, control and authority over certain territory alleged to be a portion of Cass county. The case was heard on the matters set forth in the writ and admitted in the answer, and the questions raised thereon were determined in favor of respondents, and it was ordered that the case stand for further proceedings to be had as to the other allegations in the writ, which were put in issue by the answer, unless the court should be otherwise advised by the parties. The county of Cass was organized by Laws 1872,…

1Opinion of the CourtCanty, J.

Certain petitions were prepared, and presented to-the secretary of state, whereby it was sought, under Laws 1895, c. 298, to detach from the unorganized county of Cass certain territory, and attach the same to the organized county of Crow Wing. The secretary of state and state auditor, two of the members of the commission provided for that purpose by said act, declared said petitions conformable to law; and pursuant thereto the governor issued his proclamation declaring said territory detached from Casscounty, and attached to Crow Wing county. This action of these officers was attempted to be…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Nichols v. WalterSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1887
  2. Board of Commissioners v. ShieldsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1876
  3. Rumsey v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
  4. State v. Minnetonka VillageSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
  5. People ex rel. Farrington v. WhitcombIllinois Supreme Court · 1870

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Town of Balkan v. Village of BuhlSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1924
  2. State Ex Rel. Danielson v. Village of MoundSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1951
  3. State ex rel. Bales v. BaileySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1908
  4. In Re Dissolution of School District No. 33Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1953
  5. Spilker v. Bethel Special School Dist.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1950

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