Williams v. Sherwood

This is an action to enjoin defendants from perfecting proceedings for the annexation of the village of North Fargo to the City of Fargo, pursuant to an election for the dissolution of the village, held on April 30, 1923, at which the vote stood 99 for dissolution and 93 against. Plaintiffs contend that the election is void for the reason that the polls wore kept open from 1 P. M. to 7 P. M. instead of from 9 A. M. to 4 P. M., which latter hours, it is said, are prescribed by the statute. This is the main issue in this lawsuit.

The case was first heard on April 2, 1924; in that healing the…