Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Hilton v. Sword
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided November 30, 1923No. 23,733PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDibele, J.
Writ of quo warranto issued by the district court of Itasca county on the relation of the attorney general to test the title of the respondent in the writ, Henry M. Sword, to the office of treasurer of School District No. 6 in Itasca county. From a judgment of ouster he appeals.
In 1922 Sword was the duly elected treasurer of School District No. 6 in Itasca county. In November, 1922, he was elected county commissioner. He qualified on the first Monday in January, 1923. The state claims that the two offices are incompatible and that by the acceptance of the second a vacancy was created in the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Kenney v. GoergenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1886
- State ex rel Douglas v. School District No. 108Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
- State ex rel. Young v. Village of HarrisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
- Hoffman v. DownsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1920
- In re the Estate of BoutinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1921
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State Ex Rel. University of Minnesota v. ChaseSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1928
- Mattson v. FlynnSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1944
- State ex rel. Klitzke v. Independent Consolidated School District No. 88Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1953
- Macrum v. HawkinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1932
- Woods v. TreadwayHawaii Supreme Court · 1931
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