Saari v. Gleason
Supreme Court of Minnesota
From a decision of the common council of the city of Eveleth, acting as a canvassing board, declaring John J. Gleason to be elected mayor of that city, J. S. Saari appealed to the district court for St. Louis county. From the order of the district court, Dancer, J., overruling John J. Gleason’s demurrer to certain allegations in the notice of appeal, he appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHallam, J.
At an election in the city of Eveleth the contestee John J. Gleason was declared elected mayor. Contestant J. S. Saari was his opponent. He contests the election on the ground that contestee Gleason violated what is known as the “Corrupt Practices Act” of 1912 (Laws 1912, p. 23, c. 3; G. S. 1913, §§ 567-609). In the petition it is alleged:
That contestee published and circulated, otherwise than in a newspaper, literature which failed to bear on its face the name and address of its author or of the candidate in whose behalf it was published and circulated, or of the person causing it to be…
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