Legal Opinion · Dissent

State ex rel. Minehan v. Thompson

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided November 23, 1912Published

Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the District Court for McLean County, Crawford, J., in a proceeding to determine the result of an election on the division of McLean county.

1DissentBurke, J.

The first proposition to which I desire to call the attention of ■ those persons interested in this case is that the views of Judge Goss in no manner constitute an opinion of this court, having been concurred in by but two of the five members. The only matter in which three members of the court agree is that the county of Stevenson did not receive a majority of the votes cast at the election. Although the syllabus has but two of the five members of this court back 'of it, and is repudiated by three members, yet it is set up as “by the court.” The bar will probably realize, however, that a…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Moore v. ArchibaldNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1896
  2. State ex rel. McCue v. BlaisdellNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1909
  3. State ex rel. Little v. LanglieNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1896
  4. State ex rel. Butler v. CallahanNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1895
  5. State ex rel. Larabee v. BarnesNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1893

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