State Ex Rel. Miller v. Claiborne

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fontron, J.:

This action differs from the norm as it delves into a subject which, in days of yore, seemingly did not disturb the good people of this prairie state.

We are told the present problem developed when the defendant, Vernon D. Claiborne, a resident of Johnson county who engages in the business of raising and fighting gamecocks, was advised by statements of the attorney general that cockfighting was illegal in Kansas, as violating the provisions of K. S. A. 1972 Supp. 21-4310, a statute proscribing cruelty to animals. Mr. Claiborne, believing the…