State ex rel. Hilton v. City of Nashwauk
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Upon the relation of Clifford L. Hilton, Attorney General, the supreme court issued its writ directed to the city of Nashwauk and the officers of the village of Nashwauk, to show quo warranto the city of Nashwauk claimed the right to exist or to be a city or to exercise jurisdiction, control or authority over the territory attempted to be embraced therein, and the individual defendants claimed to exercise the official powers referred to in the information, and the…
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Upon the relation of Clifford L. Hilton, Attorney General, the supreme court issued its writ directed to the city of Nashwauk and the officers of the village of Nashwauk, to show quo warranto the city of Nashwauk claimed the right to exist or to be a city or to exercise jurisdiction, control or authority over the territory attempted to be embraced therein, and the individual defendants claimed to exercise the official powers referred to in the information, and the inhabitants of the territory claimed to be a body politic. Respondents made return, to which the state replied and demurred to…
1Opinion of the CourtHallam, J.
1. This is a proceeding in quo warranto against the city of Nashwauk and individuals, who, it is alleged, claim to be acting as officers of the city. Judgment of ouster is asked because the statute under which the city was incorporated, namely, chapter 462, p. 724, Laws of 1921, is alleged to be unconstitutional and because the territory included within the city does not fall within the terms of the statute.
Chapter 462, p. 724, Laws of 1921, reads as follows:
“Section 1. Cities of fourth, class may he incorporated— Procedure. The inhabitants of contiguous territory not organized as a city and…
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- State v. Minnetonka VillageSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
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