State ex rel. Greenwood v. Nolan
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Petition by A. A. Greenwood to the Honorable W. O. Williston, one of the.judges of the district court for the First judicial district, for a writ of habeas corpus directed to William Nolan, chief of police of the city of Hastings, that the court may determine the lawfulness of the arrest and detention of petitioner for the violation of a certain ordinance of that city. The writ was issued out of the district court for Goodhue county.
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Petition by A. A. Greenwood to the Honorable W. O. Williston, one of the.judges of the district court for the First judicial district, for a writ of habeas corpus directed to William Nolan, chief of police of the city of Hastings, that the court may determine the lawfulness of the arrest and detention of petitioner for the violation of a certain ordinance of that city. The writ was issued out of the district court for Goodhue county. The court, Williston, J., remanded the petitioner to the custody of the chief of police. The return to this court is by the clerk of the district court for…
1Opinion of the Court
On June 15, 1909, the following order was filed:
2Per curiam
The court having, after due consideration, reached the conclusion that the ordinance of the city of Hastings prohibiting peddling therein by nonresident citizens, and under which relator was convicted and is now restrained of his liberty, is unconstitutional and void, it is ordered that the order of the court below discharging the writ of habeas corpus herein be and it is hereby reversed, and relator discharged from custody. An opinion stating reasons for the conclusion will be .filed within due time.
The following opinion was filed on July 9,…
3Cases cited10 opinions
- Commonwealth v. HanaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
- State v. WhitcomWisconsin Supreme Court · 1904
- Graffty v. City of RushvilleIndiana Supreme Court · 1886
- State ex rel. Luria v. WagenerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1897
- In re CampWashington Supreme Court · 1905
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