Legal Opinion

Currie v. Paulson

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided June 5, 1890PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal by the contestants, Neil Currie and Nick Weber, from a judgment of the district court for Murray county, Perkins, J., presiding.

1Opinion of the Court

Mitchell, J.1

This is an appeal from the decision of the district court in a proceeding instituted to contest the validity of a special election, held pursuant to chapter 174, Laws 1889, upon the question of changing the county-seat of Murray county. The case is brought here upon the findings of the trial court, and the only question is whether these findings support the conclusions of law.

The original petition filed with the auditor was in due form, and purported to be signed by what would be, under any construction of the act, the requisite number of legal voters of the county, and was…

2Cited by11 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Little v. LanglieNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1896
  2. Schweigert v. AbbottSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
  3. Slingerland v. NortonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
  4. Harrison v. Board of County Com'rsIdaho Supreme Court · 1948
  5. State ex rel. Childs v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1896

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