State Ex Rel. Dosland v. Holm

Julius J. Olson, Justice.

Relator appeals from a judgment dismissing his petition for a peremptory writ of mandamus to compel respondents, members of the state canvassing board, to reconvene and issue to relator a certificate of election to the office of district judge of the seventh judicial district.

There is no dispute respecting the facts, which may be summarized thus: Judge John A. Roeser was and over a period of more than 23 years had been one of the district judges of the seventh judicial district. His term would normally end on the first Monday in January, 1939. On September 30, 1936,…