Dever v. Humphrey
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Geary district court; O. L/Moore, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Johnston, 0. J.:
This was a proceeding to determine who was entitled to the office of city attorney of Junction City. Thomas Dever had been duly chosen and held the office for several years prior to April, 1908, when he applied to. the mayor and council of the city for reappointment, claiming the benefits of *760the “veterans’ preference law,” being chapter 186, Laws of 1901'(Gen. Stat. 1901, §§6509-6512). He was a soldier in the war of the rebellion, received an honorable discharge, is a man of good reputation, who performed and can perform the duties of…
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