Legal Opinion
Headley v. Ostroot
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided May 1, 1956No. File 9560PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRudolph, J.
A petition purporting to be signed by 17,100 qualified electors of the state was filed in the office of the Secretary of State on June 1, 1955, for the purpose of submitting Senate Bill 6, ch. 41, Laws of 1955, to a vote of the people at the general election to be held in November 1956.
It is without dispute in the record that a large number of the signers did not add to their signatures their places of residence. It is also without dispute that in each instance the post office address, business and date of signing were added to the signature.
SDC 55.0402 provides that each signer of a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State ex rel. Richards v. WhismanSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1915
- Morford v. PyleSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1928
- Hodges v. SnyderSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1920
- O'Brien v. PyleSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1927
- Culhane v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United StatesSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1937
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Thomson v. Wyoming In-Stream Flow CommitteeWyoming Supreme Court · 1982
- Barnes v. State, Ex Rel. PinkneyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1964
- Baker v. JacksonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1985
- Tyler v. Secretary of StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1962
- Dawson v. MeierNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1956
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