Richards v. City of Las Vegas
Richards v. City of Las Vegas
Opinion of the Court
Appellant was elected judge of the municipal court of the city of Las Vegas in the election of May, 1953, for a term commencing the first Monday in June, 1953. At a general municipal election to be held May 3, 1955, provision was made to vote for candidates for the office of mayor, two commissioners and a judge of the municipal court. Appellant, claiming that by reason of an act of the legislature approved March 16, 1953, Stats. 1953, 102, his term of office would not expire for four years, namely on the first Monday in June, 1957, and that an election of municipal judge after two years would be unlawful, would accomplish nothing and would be a waste of the taxpayers’ money, commenced an action to enjoin an election of municipal judge at the May 3, 1955 election. His present appeal is from the order dismissing his complaint. In the meantime, however, the election was held and his opponent received a majority of the votes. Against the present motion to dismiss the appeal on the ground that the same has become moot, appellant asserts that the issue as to the proper construction and interpretation of the 1953 statute remains a matter for determination; that under Rule 54(c) N.R.C.P. relief may be granted to a party entitled thereto even though
Reference
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- WALTER J. RICHARDS v. THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS, a Municipal Corporation, and C. D. BAKER, REED WHIPPLE, REX A. JARRETT, WENDELL BUNKER, HARRIS P. SHARP, and SHIRLEY L. BALLINGER, Constituting the Mayor, Board of Councilmen, and City Clerk of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada
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