State Ex Rel. Londerholm v. Schroeder

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harman, C.:

This is a quo warranto action to oust the defendant Floyd Schroeder from the office of county commissioner of Sedgwick county, third district. It was instituted pursuant to K. S. A. 60-1205, et seq., which provide for the forfeiture of a public official’s office for willful misconduct in office, willful neglect to perform any duty imposed by law, or violation of any penal statute involving moral turpitude.

The petition, as amended, alleged six separate claims for relief as grounds for removal: (1) Conflict of interest sales of material to…