Erickson v. Paulson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
From the decision of the judges of election canvassing the ballots cast for aldermen in the second ward of the city of Canby declaring L. Paulson elected, Edward Erickson appealed to the district court for the county of Yellow Medicine. The matter was heard before Powers, J., who made findings and ordered judgment in favor of the contestee. From the judgment entered pursuant to the order, Erickson appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
Appellant and respondent were candidates for alderman in the city of Canby at the election held April 6, 1899. Eespondent was declared elected by the election judges, and appellant contested the same.
There were seventy-one ballots cast, three of which were blanks. Thirty-two undisputed ballots were cast for Paulson, and thirty-six ballots were cast for Erickson. The district court sustained the returns, and held that Paulson was elected. The case turns upon whether certain ballots, which were rejected by the trial court, should have been counted for Erickson. It was the regular city election,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Pennington v. HareSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
- Truelsen v. HugoSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
- Bloedel v. CromwellSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1908
- Snortum v. HommeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1909
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- Johnson v. SlappSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1914