Hawley v. Wallace
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Edward W. Hawley appealed to the district court for Hennepin county from the action of the board of canvassers in declaring that James F. Wallace had been elected alderman from the Second ward of the city of Minneapolis at the November, 1916, election. The appeal was heard by Converse, J., who reversed the board and annulled the election. From the judgment entered pursuant to the order for judgment, James F. Wallace appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Dibell, C.
At the November 7, 1916, general election Edward W. Hawley, the contestant, and James F. Wallace, the contestee, were rival candidates for the office of alderman of the Second ward of Minneapolis. Wallace received a substantial majority of the votes cast. Hawley contested the election upon the ground that Wallace violated the Corrupt Practices Act. The court so. found and directed the entry of judgment annulling his election. Wallace appeals from the order denying his motion for a new trial.
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2Cases cited35 opinions
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- Counselman v. HitchcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Emery's caseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871
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- People Ex Rel. Lewisohn v. . O'BrienNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
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