Gordon v. White
South Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Yankton County. Hon. Robert B. Tripp, Judge. Election contest 'by Robert J. Gordon against Edwin T. White, as mayor of Yankton, and1 others. From a judgment in favor of contestant, and from an order denying, defendant’s motion for a new trial, they appeal.
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Appeal from Circuit Court, Yankton County. Hon. Robert B. Tripp, Judge. Election contest 'by Robert J. Gordon against Edwin T. White, as mayor of Yankton, and1 others. From a judgment in favor of contestant, and from an order denying, defendant’s motion for a new trial, they appeal. It does not appear why the deed was- -turned over to Mr. Wilson, and under -the evidence we contend that the first delivery of the deed it» Mr. H'eaton was sueh that -the legal title to the property then passed- to him-. This must be presumed from the evidence given, in the -absence of evidence 'showing- the…
1Opinion of the CourtGates, J.
This is an election contest. The cause was advanced for hearing under the provisions -of section 1997, Pol. Code; Oil Maroh 7, 1913, a petition signed by 31 persons was filed with the city auditor of the city of Yankton, requesting- that the question of granting permits to sell intoxicating liquors at retail in said city be submitted at the forthcoming annual city election. Chapter 254 of the Laws of 1913 requires such petition to foe signed by 25 legal freeholder voters. In so far as said act applies to municipalities, and in so. -far as the issues in the present case are concerned, said act…
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