State v. Hingley
Oregon Supreme Court
From Washington: Thos. A. McBride, Judge. The State of Oregon appeals from an order sustaining Hubert Hingley’s demurrer to an indictment for illegal voting at a school election.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wolverton
The defendant was indicted in the proper county for unlawfully voting at a legally authorized election in the state. The specification of the charge is that he voted at a school meeting of district No. 18, Washington County, Oregon, such meeting being for the election of a school director and clerk, he not being then and there a person having property in such district upon which he pays a tax, or children of school age to educate. A demurrer was interposed by the defendant, and sustained, and judgment rendered accordingly, from which the state appeals.
1. Two questions are presented by the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Harris v. BurrOregon Supreme Court · 1898
- Lathen v. CampbellCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1898
3Cited by3 opinions
- School District No. 17 v. PowellOregon Supreme Court · 1955
- Hammond v. KingSupreme Court of Iowa · 1908
- Zeek v. Union School District No. 5Oregon Supreme Court · 1949