Johnson v. Slapp
Supreme Court of Minnesota
F. A. Johnson gave notice of contest against John H. Slapp from the canvass of votes at the election, in the township of Trout Lake on March 10, 1914, which certified that F. A. Johnson received 29 votes for the office of town clerk and that John H. Slapp received 30 votes for that office.
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F. A. Johnson gave notice of contest against John H. Slapp from the canvass of votes at the election, in the township of Trout Lake on March 10, 1914, which certified that F. A. Johnson received 29 votes for the office of town clerk and that John H. Slapp received 30 votes for that office. Emil Nurmi gave notice of contest from the canvass of votes at the same election which certified that Emil Nurmi received 29 votes for the office of supervisor and Cole E. Benson received 31 votes for that office. The district court for Itasca county appointed inspectors who recounted the ballots and made…
1Opinion of the Court
Dibell, C.
At the election held in the town of Trout Lake in Itasca county on March 10, 1914, F. A. Johnson and J. H. Slapp were rival candidates for the office of town clerk. The court found that Johnson received 31 votes, and Slapp 30, and that Johnson was elected. Slapp appeals from the order denying his motion for a new trial.
The voting was by ballot. There was no official ballot. Johnson was a candidate on the “independent ticket,” and Slapp on the “caucus ticket.” Each voter was given two tickets, one of each kind. No provision was made for voting by a cross-mark. None was necessary. The…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Pennington v. HareSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
- Newton v. NewellSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1880
- Erickson v. PaulsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
3Cited by2 opinions
- Anderson v. FirleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1928
- Danculovic v. ZimmermanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1931