Legal Opinion
Schmitt v. McLaughlin
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided February 2, 1979No. 49625PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WAHL, Justice.
This appeal arises from an election contest brought under Minn.St. 209.02. Contestant Schmitt appeals from a judgment of the Ramsey County District Court filed December 7, 1978, holding that contestee McLaughlin’s use of the initials “DFL” in his newspaper advertisements and on his lawn signs did not violate Minn.St. 210A.02. Contestant has filed a notice of review of the order denying his motion to dismiss the notice of contest.
We disagree with the determination below that there was no violation of the statute, but we affirm the trial court’s decision under Minn.St. 210A.38.
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