Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Burnquist v. Village of Leetonia
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided June 13, 1941No. 32,423PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hilton, Justice.
On quo warranto to contest the incorporation of the village of Leetonia, located about half a mile west of the village of Hibbing in the county of St. Louis, the matter was referred for hearing of testimony and findings of fact. The case now returns for final consideration in which we must decide whether the incorporators have included unplatted areas unsuitable for municipal purposes.
Since an election held December 5, 1939, at which 99 votes were cast for and 24 votes against incorporation, the village of Leetonia has been functioning as a municipality with duly elected…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Eberhart v. EberhartSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1922
- State v. Minnetonka VillageSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
- State ex rel. Simpson v. Village of DoverSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1911
- State ex rel. Simpson v. Village of AliceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
- State ex rel. Hilton v. Village of KinneySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1920
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Mobil Oil Corporation v. Local Boundary CommissionAlaska Supreme Court · 1974
- State Ex Rel. Danielson v. Village of MoundSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1951
- Town of Burnsville v. City of BloomingtonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1964
- State Ex Rel. Northern Pump Co. v. Village of FridleySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1951
- State Ex Rel. Burnquist v. So-Called Village of St. AnthonySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1947
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