Legal Opinion
Dougherty v. Holm
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided August 16, 1950No. 35,376PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Frank T. Gallagher, Justice.
This is an original proceeding brought under M. S. A. 202.08 to require the secretary of state to desist and refrain from printing after the name of intervener, one of the candidates for governor at the forthcoming primary election, certain distinguishing words.
The facts are not in dispute. More than one candidate with the surname Peterson has filed for the same and different offices at the September 12, 1950, primary election, the names of whom will appear on the same primary ballot. Intervener, one of the candidates for governor, seeks to have added to the ballot…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Quealy v. WarwegSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1908
- Minnesota Farmers Mutual Insurance Co. v. SmartSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1938
3Cited by18 opinions
- Peterson v. StaffordSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1992
- Wagner v. Milwaukee County Election CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 2003
- Weiler v. RitchieSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2010
- Minneapolis-St. Paul Sanitary District v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1953
- Sullivan v. Secretary of StateMichigan Supreme Court · 1964
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