Hanford v. Village of Alden
Supreme Court of Minnesota
W. T. Hanford appealed to tbe district court for Freeborn county from tbe action of tbe village council of Alden, declaring tbe result at the March, 1913, election on tbe question of license for tbe sale of intoxicating liquors in tbe village, to be in favor of license.
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W. T. Hanford appealed to tbe district court for Freeborn county from tbe action of tbe village council of Alden, declaring tbe result at the March, 1913, election on tbe question of license for tbe sale of intoxicating liquors in tbe village, to be in favor of license. The-appeal was beard before Kingsley, J., at which time tbe trustees of tbe village appeared specially as contestees for tbe purpose of objecting to tbe bearing, for tbe reason tbe court bad no jurisdiction in the-premises. Tbe objections were overruled and thereafter tbe facts-were stipulated. Tbe court made findings of fact…
1Opinion of the Court
Dibell, C.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court of Freeborn county, in an election contest, adjudging that at an election held in the village of Alden on March 11, 1913, at -which the question of the issuing of licenses to sell intoxicating liquors in the village was submitted, the result was against the issuing of licenses.
1. The first point made- by the contestee is that the district court lost jurisdiction to try the contest because of its failure to fix a special term for the trial to be held within 30 days after the canvass of the election returns. The canvass was made…
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- State ex rel. Peacock v. Village Council of OsakisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
- Murray v. MillsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
- May v. GrawertSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
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