Dever v. Platt

The legal questions upon which this case must be determined are settled in The State v. Addison, 76 Kan. 699, and Ray v. Miller, 78 Kan. 843. To entitle the plaintiff to recover it was necessary for him to show that under chapter 374 of the Laws of 1907 the appointment of Platt as city attorney was in violation of law and. void. The mayor who made the appointment was called as a witness, and it. appears from all the testimony that he had no occasion to make any investigation as to the qualifications of the plaintiff for the position, as the plaintiff had acted as city attorney under the same…