Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Spaeth v. Olson Ex Rel. Sinner
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided January 11, 1985No. Civ. 10878PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERICKSTAD, Chief Justice.
The petitioner, Nicholas J. Spaeth, acting as Attorney General, has requested this Court to exercise its original jurisdiction to determine “whether, defendant Allen Olson or relator George Sinner holds the Office of Governor.”
Allen I. Olson was elected Governor of North Dakota during November 1980. He filed his oath of office on January 6, 1981. George Sinner was elected Governor of North Dakota during November 1984. He filed his oath of office on December 31, 1984.
Olson asserts that his four-year term under the provisions of Article V, Section 1, of the North Dakota…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Lein v. SathreNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1962
- State v. YoungSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1915
- Warner v. Selectmen of AmherstMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1950
- Monte v. MilatNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1952
- State Ex Rel. Vogel v. GaraasNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1978
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Security National Bank, Edgeley v. WaldNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1995
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