Legal Opinion
Chavez v. Hockenhull
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided December 31, 1934No. 4079PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SADDER, Justice.
The state canvassing board, composed of Governor A. W. Hoekenhull, Chief Justice John C. Watson, and Secretary of State Marguerite P. Baca, engaged in their official duty of canvassing the returns from the general election held in New Mexico on November 6, 1934, were about to canvass the returns from the several precincts of San Miguel county. At such election Dennis Chavez and the present incumbent, Bronson M. Cutting, were rival candidates for a regular six-year term in the United States Senate.
Before the official canvass of the returns from San Miguel county had actually…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Slingerland v. NortonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
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- State ex rel. Mitchell v. StevensSupreme Court of Kansas · 1880
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Reese v. DempseyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1944
- Laumbach v. Board of County Commissioners of San Miguel CountyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1955