Legal Opinion

Wands v. School District No. 71

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided July 15, 1877PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Error from Crawford District Court. Action by the School District as plaintiff, against Wands- and his sureties, to recover money alleged to have been received by Wands as treasurer of said school district, and unlawfully retained by him. All the facts, and the character of the pleadings, are set forth in the opinion. The district court, at September Term 1876, gave judgment in favor of the School District, and defendants bring the case here on error.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Horton, C. J.:

This was an action on the official bond of the treasurer of School District No. 71, of Crawford county, to recover the sum of $486.86 on account of moneys collected by said treasurer, which he wrongfully refused to pay over, as a faithful discharge of his duties required. The petition alleged among other things, that the said school district was a duly-organized school district under and by virtue of the laws of the state of Kansas, and as such school district was doing business under the name and number of “School District No. 71,…

2Cited by3 opinions

  1. German American State Bank v. BaddersSupreme Court of Kansas · 1915
  2. Casterline v. DaySupreme Court of Kansas · 1881
  3. Lashbrook v. Sovereign CampSupreme Court of Kansas · 1938

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