Simpson ex rel. Simpson v. County of St. Louis
Supreme Court of Minnesota
On information of the attorney general, in behalf of the state, this court issued its writ of quo warranto directing the county of St. Louis to appear and show by what warrant it assumed to exercise jurisdiction over the territory lying east of the boundary between the counties of St. Louis' and Lake, as fixed by the act of 1895 (c. 248). The respondent’s answer, among other matters, alleged that the mouth of Knife river, where it empties into Lake Superior, at the time of…
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On information of the attorney general, in behalf of the state, this court issued its writ of quo warranto directing the county of St. Louis to appear and show by what warrant it assumed to exercise jurisdiction over the territory lying east of the boundary between the counties of St. Louis' and Lake, as fixed by the act of 1895 (c. 248). The respondent’s answer, among other matters, alleged that the mouth of Knife river, where it empties into Lake Superior, at the time of the creation of St. Louis county, was, and at the present time is, located at a point approximately one mile easterly…
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
Upon the information filed in this court by the attorney general of the state in its behalf, a writ was issued directing .the respondent, the county of St. Louis, to show by what warrant it exercised jurisdiction and control of a part of the territory belonging to Lake county. The respondent has answered, and the relator replied. Upon the admission contained in the pleadings, each party claims a decision in its favor.
The admitted facts are these: The counties of Lake and St. Louis have for more than fifty years last past been political corporate subdivisions of the state, being established…
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- State ex rel Douglas v. School District No. 108Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
- State ex rel. Wah-We-Yea-Cumin v. OlsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1909
- State ex rel. Young v. Village of HarrisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
- Edwards County v. White CountyIllinois Supreme Court · 1877
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