Legal Opinion
Van Cleve v. Wallace
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided February 25, 1944No. 33,674PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Magnet, Justice.
Quo warranto to test the right of respondent, W. Glen Wallace, to hold the office of president of the city council of Minneapolis. The appeal is from a judgment in favor of respondent.
The facts are these: the terms of aldermen in the city of Minneapolis are staggered, one from each of the 13 wards being elected for a four-year term in June of the odd-numbered years. The council organizes itself on the first Monday of July following the election, the newly elected aldermen taking office that day. In June 1939 respondent was elected alderman from the second ward for a term of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Ambrozich v. City of EvelethSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1937
- State ex rel. Burdick v. TyrrellWisconsin Supreme Court · 1914
- State ex rel. Smallwood v. WindomSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
- State ex rel. Childs v. KiichliSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
- Manley v. ScottSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1909
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Pepe v. City of New BritainSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. MuellerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1965
- O'KEEFE v. DunnNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1965
- Ezell v. City of PascagoulaMississippi Supreme Court · 1970
- State Ex Rel. County of Hennepin v. BrandtSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1948
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