State ex rel. McGowan v. Sedgwick
Montana Supreme Court
Original application for writ of mandate by the state, on the relation of Francis H. McGowan and another, against J. Lee Sedgwick, county clerk of Chouteau county, to compel respondent to file certain certificates of nominations'for public office, and to print the names of the candidates on the official ballot.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holloway
■ E. M. Kennedy and Thomas Dowen were duly elected county commissioners of Chouteau county for the terms expiring, respectively, on the first Monday in January, 1915, and 1917. They qualified as such and entered upon the discharge of their duties; but upon the creation of Blaine and Hill counties these men resigned, and the judge of the district court of the twelfth judicial district in and for Chouteau county appointed H. J. Wackerlin “to fill the unexpired term of E. M. Kennedy,” and John Y. Carroll “to fill the unexpired term of Thomas Dowen,” and each of these appointees duly qualified…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- People ex rel. Kennedy v. GiesMichigan Supreme Court · 1872
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