Legal Opinion
Davies v. City of Minneapolis
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided February 19, 1982No. 51771PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*499TODD, Justice.
This is an appeal from an order of the District Court of Hennepin County quashing an alternative writ of mandamus directing the City of Minneapolis to submit to Minneapolis voters for their approval a city charter amendment proposed by citizen’s petition. If approved by the voters, the effect of the amendment would be to repeal a hotel-motel liquor tax enacted by the City in August of 1979 to finance the construction of a new domed stadium. The trial court upheld the City’s refusal to submit the proposed amendment to the electorate, ruling that the amendment was an illegal…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States Trust Co. of NY v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. STATE OF MINNESOTA Ex Rel. THE CITY OF DULUTHSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Stearns v. MinnesotaSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Norton v. Kleberg CountyTexas Supreme Court · 1950
- Housing & Redevelopment Authority v. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1972
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