Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Hughes v. Reusswig

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided April 29, 1910No. Nos. 16,111—(31)PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Upon the petition of Henry Hughes, the district court for Itasca county issued its writ of quo warranto commanding respondent to appear before the court and show by what warrant he exercised and claimed the right to exercise jurisdiction as chairman of a certain school board. The substance of thé return to the writ is stated in the opinion. Relator demurred to the return. From an order, McClenahan, J., sustaining the demurrer, respondent appealed.

1Opinion of the CourtJaggard, J.

This is an appeal from an order sustaining a demurrer to the answer of respondent and appellant, who will hereafter be referred to as defendant, in quo warranto- proceedings initiated by relator and appellee, who will hereafter be referred to as plaintiff.

The plaintiff alleged that he had been elected as chairman of common school district No. 1 in Itasca county at an adjourned annual meeting held on or about August 1, 1908; that he thereafter qualified for said office, and that respondent refused to recognize the rights of relator and unlawfully withholds said office from him. In his answer…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Attorney General v. City of Eau ClaireWisconsin Supreme Court · 1875
  2. Grenada County Supervisors v. BrogdenSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  3. United States v. Ninety-Nine DiamondsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1905
  4. State v. . PartlowSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1884
  5. Risser v. HoytMichigan Supreme Court · 1884

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Bond v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
  2. Keane v. RemyIndiana Supreme Court · 1929
  3. Alexander v. McInnisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
  4. Kempien v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1924
  5. McDonald v. Cochise CountyArizona Supreme Court · 1930

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