Legal Opinion

Turkington v. City of Kachemak

Alaska Supreme Court

Decided April 13, 1963No. 177PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NESBETT, Chief Justice.

The matter before us grows out of proceedings had in the superior court wherein certain residents of the Homer area of Alaska were attempting to incorporate the ■community of Kachemak as a third class city.

After an election held pursuant to order of the court the election judges certified to the court that twenty-two persons had voted in favor of incorporation and seventeen against. Included were seven absentee ballots, five favoring incorporation and two opposing.

Before a motion for an order of incorporation could be acted upon by the court, appellants filed a…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Thomas v. MacKlenSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1938
  2. In Re Contest of Election of VetschSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1955
  3. Leasure v. BeebeCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1951

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Grimm v. WagonerAlaska Supreme Court · 2003
  2. Dale v. Greater Anchorage Area BoroughAlaska Supreme Court · 1968
  3. Boucher v. BomhoffAlaska Supreme Court · 1972
  4. Hammond v. HickelAlaska Supreme Court · 1978
  5. Dansereau v. UlmerAlaska Supreme Court · 1995

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