State ex rel. Skeffington v. Seigfried
North Dakota Supreme Court
Mandamus to compel admission to the Soldiers’ Home. Appeal from the District Court of Ransom County, Honorable Frank P. Allen, Judge. Judgment for respondents. Relator appeals. The relator here was denied admittance to the Soldiers’ Home because he was possessed of more property and had a greater personal income than the rules and regulations prescribed by the board of trustees permitted.
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Mandamus to compel admission to the Soldiers’ Home. Appeal from the District Court of Ransom County, Honorable Frank P. Allen, Judge. Judgment for respondents. Relator appeals. The relator here was denied admittance to the Soldiers’ Home because he was possessed of more property and had a greater personal income than the rules and regulations prescribed by the board of trustees permitted. The appellant contends that the statutes fix and determine the qualifications of applicants for admission to the Soldiers’ Home, and that the board of trustees has no power to make rules •changing the…
1Opinion of the Court
Bruce, Ch. J.
This is an appeal from a judgment denying a peremptory writ of mandamus, which was entered after a demurrer to the answer had been overruled. This opinion is written after rehearing. The question involved is whether the board of trustees of the Soldiers’ Home at Lisbon, North Dakota, must admit to the privileges of the home one who has adequate means of support and to the detriment of others who have not such means; or whether, on the other hand they may make reasonable rules and regulations, which shall prevent the home from being overcrowded, and where, on account of lack of…
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