Legal Opinion
Ferguson v. City of Morris
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided May 29, 1936No. 30,946PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Holt, Justice.
The city of Morris appeals from an order denying its motion for a new trial in an election contest wherein the court declared a special election held June 18, 1985, void. The city operates under a home rule charter, and its governing body is a commission consisting of the mayor and two commissioners. In the spring of 1935 the commission passed five ordinances, numbered 163, 161, 165, 166, and 167 — No. 163 to issue and negotiate bonds of the city for the purpose of establishing and constructing a municipal light, heat, and power plant; No. 161 to buy for $1,700 from the Great…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- In re the Senate of MinnesotaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1865
- Pennington v. HareSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
- State ex rel. Attorney General v. Southern Minnesota RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1871
- State v. Dalles CityOregon Supreme Court · 1914
- McLaughlin v. City of NewtonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1920
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Erickson v. SammonsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1954
- State Ex Rel. Grozbach v. Common School District No. 65Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1952
- In Re Order of Sammons, Co. Superintendent of SchoolsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1954
- Rolvaag v. DonovanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1962
- State ex rel. Klitzke v. Independent Consolidated School District No. 88Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1953
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