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James C. Otis

Minnesota Supreme Court · Appointed January 1, 1961

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Judicial record

116 opinions where James C. Otis sat on the panel, spanning 1968–1980.

116 Joined majority

By court

  • Minn. 116

By disposition

  • Affirmed 36
  • Denied 31
  • Granted 26
  • Reversed 11
  • Dismissed 7
  • Modified 3
  • Vacated 2

Panel votes per year

How James C. Otis's panel-seat count has shifted year by year. Overlaid with C Donald Peterson for comparison (drop the overlay).

0 6 12 18 24 30 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1968: 7 votes — James C. Otis 1969: 15 votes — James C. Otis 1970: 13 votes — James C. Otis 1971: 21 votes — James C. Otis 1972: 14 votes — James C. Otis 1973: 19 votes — James C. Otis 1974: 11 votes — James C. Otis 1975: 8 votes — James C. Otis 1976: 2 votes — James C. Otis 1977: 1 vote — James C. Otis 1979: 3 votes — James C. Otis 1980: 2 votes — James C. Otis 1968: 7 votes — C Donald Peterson 1969: 17 votes — C Donald Peterson 1970: 7 votes — C Donald Peterson 1971: 13 votes — C Donald Peterson 1972: 11 votes — C Donald Peterson 1973: 12 votes — C Donald Peterson 1974: 11 votes — C Donald Peterson 1975: 12 votes — C Donald Peterson 1976: 6 votes — C Donald Peterson 1977: 6 votes — C Donald Peterson 1978: 9 votes — C Donald Peterson 1979: 7 votes — C Donald Peterson 1980: 4 votes — C Donald Peterson
  • James C. Otis
  • C Donald Peterson

Most-frequent co-panelists

Judges who appeared on the same opinions. aligned = same bucket (both majority, both dissent); partial = concurred in result but wrote separately; split = the meaningful disagreement (majority vs dissent).

Recent opinions

15 most recent opinions where James C. Otis sat on the panel.

Docket Court Filed Disposition Case
50171 Minn. 1980-06-13 Denied Matter of City of Shakopee
49314 Minn. 1980-03-14 Denied State v. Black
49627 Minn. 1979-12-28 Affirmed Trollen v. City of Wabasha
49155, 49302 Minn. 1979-12-21 Denied Tuseth v. Thoreson, Inc.
48527 Minn. 1979-07-13 Denied Sandal v. Tallman Oil Co.
45955 Minn. 1977-07-01 Denied State v. Johnson
45763 Minn. 1976-06-25 Affirmed Township of Sterling v. Griffin
45695, 45694 Minn. 1976-05-28 Affirmed Frandrup v. Commissioner of Revenue
45071 Minn. 1975-12-19 Affirmed Hill v. Conroy Bros. Co., Inc.
45236 Minn. 1975-12-05 Granted Sorenson v. Safety Flate, Inc.
45068 Minn. 1975-11-07 Denied Schrupp v. Hanson
44419 Minn. 1975-09-26 Affirmed Dick v. Molitor
45114 Minn. 1975-09-05 Affirmed Isler Ex Rel. Isler v. Burman
44825 Minn. 1975-04-25 Reversed Steinhaus v. Adamson
44687 Minn. 1975-02-21 Granted Midland Glass Company, Inc. v. City of Shakopee