State ex rel. Comstock v. Stewart
Nebraska Supreme Court
Original action in the nature of quo warranto to oust respondents from the offices of councilmen of the city of Lincoln, and to instate relators therein.
1Opinion of the CourtNorval, J.
This is an original proceeding, in the nature of quo toarranto, challenging the authority of the respondents to exercise the offices of councilmen of the city of Lincoln, and to oust them from said offices and to instate the relators therein. The relators, twelve in number, and the respondents Geisler and Guthrie, were councilmen of the city of Lincoln on and prior to April 1, 1897, seven of them, — Draper, Ewan, Geisler, Guthrie, Hutton, Young, and Jason D. Parker’, — having been elected for a term of two years in April, 1895, and the remaining- seven, — Com-stock, Finley, Lawler, Spears,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Poindexter v. GreenhowSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Trumble v. TrumbleNebraska Supreme Court · 1893
- Slauson v. City of RacineWisconsin Supreme Court · 1861
- State ex rel. Law v. BlendIndiana Supreme Court · 1890
- Low v. Rees Printing Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1894
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. SheatzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1910
- State v. CourtneyMontana Supreme Court · 1903
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