State ex rel. Plehn v. Widule
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court ,for Milwaukee county: Geo. W. BurNell, Judge. This is an action of quo warranto brought by plaintiff ■against the defendant to determine the right of defendant to Fold the office of county clerk of Milwaukee county, Wisconsin. The defendant was a candidate for re-election at the general November, 1914, election, held November 3, 1914, and the plaintiff and others were also candidates at said election for the same office.
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Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court ,for Milwaukee county: Geo. W. BurNell, Judge. This is an action of quo warranto brought by plaintiff ■against the defendant to determine the right of defendant to Fold the office of county clerk of Milwaukee county, Wisconsin. The defendant was a candidate for re-election at the general November, 1914, election, held November 3, 1914, and the plaintiff and others were also candidates at said election for the same office. The board of county canvassers, proceeding according to law, determined that the defendant was duly elected and issued the…
1Opinion of the Court
The following opinions were filed Hay 2, 1916:
ICeewiN, J.
The court below held that the evidence given, offered, and received in that court was insufficient in fact and incompetent in law to successfully impeach the determination of the board of county canvassers; and that the defendant is the duly certified, elected, qualified, and acting county clerk of Milwaukee county.
The appellant offered evidence tending to show the result of the recount so far as it had proceeded, and it is claimed by counsel for appellant that by correcting the returns to agree with such recount and without further…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- People ex rel. Williams v. CicottMichigan Supreme Court · 1868
- Edwards v. LoganCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1902
- State ex rel. Husting v. Board of State CanvassersWisconsin Supreme Court · 1914
- DeLong v. BrownSupreme Court of Iowa · 1901
- Beall v. AlbertIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
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3Cited by1 opinion
- State ex rel. Graves v. WiegandWisconsin Supreme Court · 1933