Tarbox v. Sughrue
Supreme Court of Kansas
Original Proceedings in Quo Warranto. Action brought in this court January 20, 1886, by B. W. Tarbox against P. F. Sughrue, to determine the title of the parties to the office of sheriff of Eord county: also, certain other proceedings in the nature of quo warranto, to wit, Cherrington v. Jerningan; Gaede v. Gallagher; Beard v. Van Tromp. The opinion, filed at the February, 1877, session of the court, states the material facts.
1Opinion of the Court
*227The opinion of the court was delivered by
Johnston, J.:
This is an original proceeding in the nature of quo warranto, to try the title of R. W. Tarbox and P. F. Sughrue to the office of sheriff of Ford county. Both of them were candidates, and both claimed to have been duly elected at the general election held in November, 1885. At' that election there were three tickets in the field, known as “people’s,” “democratic,” and “independent.” The plaintiff, Tarbox, was the candidate for sheriff on the independent ticket, and the defendant, Sughrue, was the candidate on the people’s ticket, while one…
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