Rice v. Board of Canvassers
Supreme Court of Kansas
Original Proceeding in Mandamus. Action by O. M. Rice against the Board of Canvassers of Coffey County and others, to compel defendants to recanvass the returns for member of the legislature, and send a corrected. abstract of the votes cast for representative in Coffey county. Writ refused. The facts are stated in the opinion, filed January 7, 1893.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Johnston, J.:
This is a proceeding in mandamus brought originally in this court by O. M. Rice against the board of canvassers and the county clerk of Coffey county. He asks for a writ compelling them to reconvene and recanvass the returns of the township of Avon, Coffey county, for member of *150the legislature; to correct an alleged error in the first canvass; and to certify and send to the secretary of state a corrected abstract of the votes cast for representative in Coffey county. The case was tried on an application for a peremptory writ, after notice…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Sherwood v. State Board of CanvassersNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- State ex rel. Wells v. MarstonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1870
- State ex rel. McDill v. Board of State Canvassers & the Secretary of StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1874
- State v. CaversSupreme Court of Iowa · 1867
- Simon v. DurhamOregon Supreme Court · 1881
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- State ex rel. Johnson v. ElyNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1912
- Anderson v. HaslettSupreme Court of Kansas · 1910
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