Legal Opinion
Petrafeso v. McFarlin
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided April 20, 1973No. 44126PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from an order of the district court dismissing an election contest for lack of jurisdiction.
At the general election held November 7, 1972, Paul R. Petra-feso and Robert McFarlin were candidates for the office of representative from Legislative District 41-B. The district lies wholly within Hennepin County and both candidates were residents of the district and legally qualified to run for that office.
Following the election, the Hennepin County Canvassing Board met on November 15, 1972, and reported the total votes for the two candidates to be: Paul R. Petrafeso, 6,654; Robert…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Phillips v. EricsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1957
- Franson v. CarlsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1965
- Marsh v. HuffmanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1925
- Hunt v. RolloffSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1947
- Pearson v. ChmielewskiSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1971
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Lebens v. HarbeckSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
- O'LOUGHLIN v. OtisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
- Greenly v. Independent School Dist. No. 316Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1986
- Powell v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
- Rachner v. GroweCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1987