Legal Opinion
Dutcher v. Olson
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 30, 1984No. Civ. No. 30010PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
*1191Opinion
CROSBY, J.
Incumbent Joanne Harrold was elected to the Municipal Court, West Orange County Judicial District, in June 1982. The election was nullified after trial of a suit brought by Dan Dutcher, among others, in which the superior court found Harrold violated section 29303 of the Elections Code by knowingly filing a false declaration of candidacy.1 The court ordered a new election between the defeated candidates, Dutcher and Ronald Nix, in the November 1982 General Election.2 But Dutcher and Nix, each of whom paid for candidate’s statements for distribution in the voter’s pamphlet for…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Knoll v. DavidsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
- East Bay Municipal Utility District v. Appellate DepartmentCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
- Pierce v. HarroldCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1982
- MacKey v. PanishCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1980