Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Crawford v. Molitor

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided October 3, 1871PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Information in tbe nature of a quo warranto. The statement of facts referred to in the opinion was signed by George V. N. Lothrop, of counsel for the relator, and by Alfred Bussell, of counsel for the respondent, and was as follows, viz: “It is stipulated that this case shall be submitted to the supreme court on the following facts: The first name of the relator, when written out in full, is Leonard; that the relator and the defendant were at the time of the election, and…

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Information in tbe nature of a quo warranto. The statement of facts referred to in the opinion was signed by George V. N. Lothrop, of counsel for the relator, and by Alfred Bussell, of counsel for the respondent, and was as follows, viz: “It is stipulated that this case shall be submitted to the supreme court on the following facts: The first name of the relator, when written out in full, is Leonard; that the relator and the defendant were at the time of the election, and for more than a year had been, citizens of this state, residing in the town of Bogers, Alpena county, Michigan; that at…

1Opinion of the Court

Campbell, Ch. J.

This is a proceeding in quo warranto to inquire into respondent’s title to the office of supervisor of the township of-Rogers, in Alpena county.

The respondent’s plea sets up that one hundred and fifty votes were cast at the election, of which relator had two, and respondent sixtv-nine, and that seventy-two ballots contained the name “L. C. Crawford,” whereby he claimed himself to be duly elected.

A statement of facts was agreed upon and used on the hearing, to the same effect, — so far as all material facts are concerned; but our attention was not called to the want of the…

2Cited by15 opinions

  1. Barnum v. GilmanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1881
  2. Maynard v. Board of CanvassersMichigan Supreme Court · 1890
  3. Attorney General ex rel. Lockwood v. MoliterMichigan Supreme Court · 1873
  4. Madden v. Board of Election CommissionersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1925
  5. People ex rel. Keeler v. RobertsonMichigan Supreme Court · 1873

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