Legal Opinion

Lauer v. Estes

California Supreme Court

Decided May 18, 1898No. Sac. No. 413PublishedCited by 13 opinions

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Modoc County. G. G. Clough, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. G. F. Harris, for Appellant.

1Opinion of the CourtMcFARLAND, J.

This is an election contest and involves the office of supervisor for the fourth supervisor district of Modoc county. The board of supervisors after canvassing the returns declared Estes elected, and he received the certificate of election. Afterward Lauer commenced this present contest; and the superior court rendered a judgment annulling the said certificate of election and declaring Lauer to have been duly elected to said office. From this judgment Estes appeals.

The court found that the appellant Estes received one hundred and thirty-one legal votes for said office of supervisor. By…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People Ex Rel. Smith v. PeaseNew York Court of Appeals · 1863
  2. Gilleland v. SchuylerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1872
  3. City of Beardstown v. City of VirginiaIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
  4. Tebbe v. SmithCalifornia Supreme Court · 1895
  5. State ex rel. Hopkins v. OlinWisconsin Supreme Court · 1868

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3Cited by13 opinions

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  2. Patterson v. HanleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1902
  3. Farnham v. BolandCalifornia Supreme Court · 1901
  4. Hawkins v. SanguinettiCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1950
  5. Robinson v. McAbeeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1923

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