State ex rel. City of Minneapolis v. Erickson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Upon the relation of the city of Minneapolis the district court of Hennepin county granted its alternative writ of mandamus directed to the auditor of that county commanding him to fix the rate of tax levy as required by the board of park commissioners. Defendant’s motion to quash the writ and his demurrer to the petition and writ were denied, Montgomery, J. From the order denying his motion, the county auditor appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Lees, C.
The county auditor of Hennepin county has appealed from an order overruling a demurrer and denying his motion to quash an alternative writ of mandamus by which he was required to do the acts hereinafter mentioned.
Minneapolis has a home rule charter, adopted November 2, 1920. Chapter 16 requires the board of park commissioners to transmit to the county auditor annually, on or before the first day of October, an estimate of the amount of money necessary to pay the interest on bonds issued by the board and to maintain the city parks for the next year. Upon receiving it, the auditor…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- State ex rel. Childs v. CopelandSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
- Lodoen v. City of WarrenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1920
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