Elwell v. Comstock
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by both parties from an order of the district court for Hennepin county, Simpson, J., adjudging that the contestant, James T. Elwell, was duly elected as the nominee of the republican party for state senator from the thirty-ninth legislative district, and that his name be placed on the official ballot.
1Per curiam
This is a primary election contest commenced in the district court of the county of Hennepin. The trial court found and adjudged that the contestant, James T. Elwell, was duly elected at such election as the nominee of the republican party for the office of senator for the Thirty-Ninth senatorial and legislative district to be voted for at the next general election, and that his name be placed on the official ballot as such nominee. Both parties appealed from the order. The appeals have been heard and determined in this court, and public interests require that the result should be promptly…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- In Re ChapmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- State v. CassidySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1875
- State ex rel. Railroad & Warehouse Commission v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1888
- Pennington v. HareSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
- State ex rel. Beek v. WagenerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1899
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- State v. NixonIndiana Supreme Court · 1979
- State ex rel. Simpson v. City of MankatoSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1912
- Spickerman v. GoddardIndiana Supreme Court · 1914
- Schulte v. FitchSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
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