Village of Minneota v. Martin
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Complaint was filed in justice court against Jack Martin for violating an ordinance of plaintiff village in exercising the trade of auctioneer without first having obtained a license. From the judgment rendered in justice court wherein defendant was fined $25, he appealed to the district court for Lyon county. The appeal was heard upon stipulated facts by Olsen, J., who made findings and affirmed the judgment of the justice court.
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Complaint was filed in justice court against Jack Martin for violating an ordinance of plaintiff village in exercising the trade of auctioneer without first having obtained a license. From the judgment rendered in justice court wherein defendant was fined $25, he appealed to the district court for Lyon county. The appeal was heard upon stipulated facts by Olsen, J., who made findings and affirmed the judgment of the justice court. From the judgment entered pursuant to the order for judgment, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
The question presented on this appeal is the validity of an ordinance of the village of Minneota, requiring an auctioneer to pay a license fee of $25 for each day that he pursued his calling as such within the village. Defendant was convicted of a violation of this ordinance and appeals from the judgment.
*499There was no settled case so that the only record before us is the complaint, findings and judgment. The point is made that the evidence not being here the ordinance cannot be considered. This would be true if the law had remained the same as it was when the village was incorporated. But the…
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