Legal Opinion

Melton v. Oleson

Montana Supreme Court

Decided December 20, 1974No. 12701PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MR. JUSTICE JOHN C. HARRISON

delivered the Opinion of the Court.

Defendants appeal from a judgment of the district court, Flathead County, ordering plaintiff’s registration as a voter, voiding plaintiff’s removal as a college trustee, and awarding plaintiff $4,500 attorney fees.

Plaintiff is Perry S. Melton, a voter residing in Flathead County, Montana, and a trustee of Flathead Valley Community College. Defendants are the Flathead county attorney, the county clerk and recorder and the board of trustees of the college. The county attorney was subsequently dismissed as a party defendant.

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2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Anderson v. FousekMontana Supreme Court · 1932
  2. State Ex Rel. Thompson v. BabcockMontana Supreme Court · 1966
  3. State Ex Rel. Arpagaus v. ToddSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1947
  4. State v. AtlasMontana Supreme Court · 1926
  5. Elder v. COUNTY ELECTION BOARD OF CHEROKEE COUNTYSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1958

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Kadillak v. Anaconda Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Bailey v. BaronianSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1978
  3. Board of Trustees v. Board of County CommissionersMontana Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Jeppeson v. State, Dept. of State LandsMontana Supreme Court · 1983
  5. Castles v. State Ex Rel. Montana Department of HighwaysMontana Supreme Court · 1980

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