Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Village of Chisholm v. Trask
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided April 13, 1923No. 23,421PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDibell, J.
Mandamus on the relation of the village of Chisholm and Henry Fugere, a resident taxpayer, against George K. Trask, president of the village council, to compel him to sign certain bonds of the village, and a resolution pursuant to which they were offered for sale and a bid accepted. There were findings and’ judgment for the re-lators and the defendant appeals.
The council is the governing body of the village. It has 5 members. The defendant is its president. He participates in its proceedings but has no veto. In 1920 the voters of the village authorized an issue of bonds in the sum of $650,000…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- State ex rel. Lum v. ArchibaldSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
- Sinclair v. Mayor of Fall RiverMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1908
- State v. City of Lake CitySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1879
- State ex rel. St. Paul Gaslight Co. v. McCardySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
- McClendon v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1917
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Smith v. HavelandSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1946
- Lindahl v. Independent School District No. 306Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1965
- Board of Regents of University & State Colleges v. FrohmillerArizona Supreme Court · 1949
- City of Burlington Ex Rel. Board of School Commissioners v. Mayor of BurlingtonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1925
- State Ex Rel. Phillips v. NeisenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1928
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