State ex rel. Parsons v. Rea

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Dawson, J.:

The state of Kansas, on the relation of the county attorney of Trego county, brings this action in quo warranto to challenge the right of E. A. Rea to exercise the judicial powers of a district judge pro tempore in the district court of Trego county.

There is no dispute as to the facts. Some correspondence between Judge Ruppenthal and the relator has been submitted for our inspection. The court has had access to an opinion of the attorney-general on the subject, and Judge Ruppenthal has himself addressed a communication to the court.

It…