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State Ex Rel. Koch v. Lexcen

Montana Supreme Court

Decided March 28, 1957No. 9637PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MR. JUSTICE CASTLES:

At the general election held November 2, 1954, J. C. Cottingham was re-elected to the office of county attorney of Richland County for a two-year term commencing January 3, the first Monday of 1955, and received his certificate of election on November 5, 1955. Cottingham failed to file his oath or bond as required by law and notified the Board of County Commissioners, hereinafter called the Board, that he did not intend to do so.

On December 8, 1954, the Board, composed of Commissioners Pentz, Eikhoff and Sedlacek, declared that a vacancy in the office of county attorney,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Nagle v. StaffordMontana Supreme Court · 1934
  2. State Ex Rel. Wallace v. CallowMontana Supreme Court · 1927
  3. Bennett v. Petroleum CountyMontana Supreme Court · 1930
  4. State ex rel. Bennetts v. DuncanMontana Supreme Court · 1913
  5. Farmers State Bank v. City of ConradMontana Supreme Court · 1935

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Tax Commission v. MourerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
  2. Abitbol v. PrioreSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1990
  3. Mullinax v. GarrisonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1988
  4. Murphy v. PearsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
  5. Opinion No. (1978), Nebraska Attorney General Reports1978

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