Legal Opinion

Dobson v. Lindekugel

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided April 30, 1917No. File No. 4169PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from Circuit Court, Hanson County. lion. Franic B. Smith, Judge. Election contest .by J. II. Dobson against B. H. Lindekugel, to determine an election for-county auditor. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. (i.) To point two of the opinion, Appellant cited: Church v. Walker, (S. D.) 72 N. W. 101, on rehearing, 74 N. W. 198^ Respondent cited: McCrary on Elections, 3rd ed. Sec. 399; Gillespie v. Dion, 33 L. R. A. 703; Pol.

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Appeal from Circuit Court, Hanson County. lion. Franic B. Smith, Judge. Election contest .by J. II. Dobson against B. H. Lindekugel, to determine an election for-county auditor. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. (i.) To point two of the opinion, Appellant cited: Church v. Walker, (S. D.) 72 N. W. 101, on rehearing, 74 N. W. 198^ Respondent cited: McCrary on Elections, 3rd ed. Sec. 399; Gillespie v. Dion, 33 L. R. A. 703; Pol. Code, Secs. 1990, 1998. . (2.) To point two of the opinion, Appellant cited: Plardy v. Woods, (S. D.) 146 N. W. 568; Noziska et al. v. Aten, (S. D.) 152…

1Opinion of the CourtPolley, J.

This is an election contest wherein the plaintiff claims that -he was legally elected to the office of county auditor of Hanson county, at the general election held on the 7th day of November, 1916, but that, because of a mistake in counting and canvass of the vote, the canvassers declared defendant elected to said office.

Plaintiff served and filed a notice of contest in which he sets out the grounds on which he contests defendant’s election, but he does not allege that he had been a candidate for said office, or that his name had appeared on the printed ballot that had been used at the said-…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Batterton v. FullerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1894
  2. Bowler v. EisenhoodSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1891
  3. Hardy v. WoodsSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1914

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Lafargue v. WaggonerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1934
  2. Walton v. OlsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1918
  3. State Ex Rel. Ingles v. Circuit CourtSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1934
  4. Dobson v. LindekugelSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1917
  5. Nelson v. DickensonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1936

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