Legal Opinion
Construction & General Laborers Union, Local 563 v. City of St. Paul
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided March 19, 1965No. 39357PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Nelson, Justice.
Plaintiffs brought an action under the Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act, Minn. St. c. 555, against the city of St. Paul and others seeking a judgment declaring St. Paul Legislative Code, chapter 104, unconstitutional and void. Summary judgment was entered against defendants, and several of them appeal, seeking to have it vacated and the validity of the ordinance sustained.
The ordinance involved compels all contractors who are performing work for the city of St. Paul to employ only Ramsey County residents, which includes St. Paul residents. A “resident” is defined in said…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Gray v. Building Trades CouncilSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
- Commonwealth v. HanaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
- Sayre Borough v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892
- City of Carrollton v. BazzetteIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
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