Legal Opinion

State ex rel. De Forrest Richards v. McMillen

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided January 15, 1888PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Original action in nature of quo warranto. State v. Murray 28 Wis., 96. State v. Trumpf, 50 Id., 111. Privett v. Bickford, 26 Kan., 52. State v. Smith, 14 Wis., 539. •

1Opinion of the CourtCobb, J.

This is an information in the nature of a quo uiarranto by De Forrest Richards, who claims to be the county treasurer of Dawes county, by an election held November 3, 1885, against Hiram G. McMillen, incumbent, by virtue of an election first held on the organization of said county, June 27, 1885.

There is no question made in the pleadings or papers, and it may be stated as admitted by the parties, that the relator was a candidate for county treasurer at the annual election of 1885; that he received the highest number of votes cast for that office; that a certificate of election was duly…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Schuet v. MurrayWisconsin Supreme Court · 1871
  2. Privett v. BickfordSupreme Court of Kansas · 1881
  3. State v. TrumpfWisconsin Supreme Court · 1880

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Taylor v. SullivanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
  2. State ex rel. Thayer v. BoydNebraska Supreme Court · 1891
  3. State ex rel. Reynolds v. HowellWashington Supreme Court · 1912
  4. Kirkpatrick v. BrownfieldCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1895
  5. State ex rel. Broatch v. MooresNebraska Supreme Court · 1897

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