In re Wells
Supreme Court of Kansas
Original Proceedings in Habeas Corpus. Petition for a writ of habeas corpus, filed in this court February 19, 1887. The opinion, filed at the April, 1887, session of the court, states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Johnston, J.:
*343i sewara county fourth jSaiciai district. *341This is a proceeding in habeas corpus. The writ was issued upon the application of J. L. Wells, for the purpose of releasing T. A. Scates and W. W. Kimball from *342imprisonment. They are county commissioners of Seward county, and are held under a warrant of commitment for contempt, issued by the judge of the twenty-fourth judicial district. The cause of their commitment is the alleged disobedience of a peremptory writ of mandamus allowed by the said judge, commanding them to convene with the other…
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