Olthoff v. Adams

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harvey, J.:

The sole question in this case is whether a judgment rendered by the judge of the city court of Wichita, when the procedure is the same as that of a justice of the peace (R. S. 20-2002), is void because it was not entered immediately after the close of the *40trial, or within four days thereafter, as required by statute (R. S. 61-903)..

The question arises in this way: Henry Olthoff and others brought an action against S. E. Ambler in the city court of Wichita for the value of the use of certain real property, and caused a garnishment summons to…