State Ex Rel. Franklin v. City of Topeka

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Allegrucci, J.:

This is a declaratory judgment action brought by the State of Kansas on behalf of the Kansas Department of Human Resources (KDHR) against the City of Topeka (City). The district court entered judgment in the City’s favor. The KDHR appealed. KDHR’s motion to transfer the appeal to this court from the Court of Appeals was granted.

This dispute arose in an employment discrimination matter. Thelma A. Drayton, a former employee of KDHR, filed with the City’s Human Relations Commission a complaint of race discrimination against KDHR, alleging a…