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Kerrigan v. Vetsch

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided July 8, 1955No. 36,619PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Christianson, Justice.

This is an election contest for the office of sheriff of Houston county. Clarence Yetsch and Beryl Kerrigan were the only candidates for the office of sheriff at the general election held in Houston county on November 2, 1954. The initial results as determined by the county canvassing board gave the contestee Yetsch a total of 3,371 votes while the contestant Kerrigan received only 3,294 votes— a difference of 77 votes. The report of the inspectors of the ballot, who were appointed by the trial court to recount the ballots, found that a total of 3,252 qualified votes…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Gilleland v. SchuylerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1872
  2. Tebbe v. SmithCalifornia Supreme Court · 1895
  3. Erickson v. SammonsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1954
  4. Harvey v. SullivanIllinois Supreme Court · 1950
  5. In Re Order of Sammons, Co. Superintendent of SchoolsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1954

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. In Re Contest of Election of VetschSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1955
  2. Bryan v. TodmanSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 1992
  3. Ganske v. Independent School District No. 84Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1965
  4. Parker v. HendricksSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1966
  5. Starr v. GrossCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1988

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