State ex rel. Smith v. Village of McKinley
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Upon the relation of Lyndon A. Smith, Attorney General, this court granted its writ of quo warranto directed to the village of McKinley and the president, recorder and trustees of that village. Respondents filed an answer.
1Opinion of the CourtSchaller, J.
On the tenth of February, 1915, a petition which purported to be signed by five legal voters, residents of the district to be annexed, was presented to the village council of the village of McKinley, in the county of St. Louis, Minnesota, praying that certain territory therein described be annexed to and become part of the village of McKinley and that a special election be called to be held in said territory at which election the question of annexation should be voted on by the residents of such territory.
A census of the inhabitants was presented with the petition, showing that there were 81…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Schweigert v. AbbottSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
- Johnson v. Town of ClontarfSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
- Meyer v. Town of PetersburgSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
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