Stoddart v. Vanlaningham
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Neosho District Court. Injunction, brought to contest the county-seat election held March 26th, 1872, and the same election which was in controversy in the case of Butler'v. MaMillen, 13 Kas., 385. Final judgment was entered in the Butler-McMillen case, in the district court, on the 10th of July 1873. On the 18th of said July Btoddart filed his verified petition in the same court against Vanlaningham, register of deeds, to enjoin defendant from removing his office…
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Error from Neosho District Court. Injunction, brought to contest the county-seat election held March 26th, 1872, and the same election which was in controversy in the case of Butler'v. MaMillen, 13 Kas., 385. Final judgment was entered in the Butler-McMillen case, in the district court, on the 10th of July 1873. On the 18th of said July Btoddart filed his verified petition in the same court against Vanlaningham, register of deeds, to enjoin defendant from removing his office from Osage Mission to Erie. The board of county commissioners as canvassers had determined that 3391 votes were cast in…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
statement of the case. On March 12th, 1872, an election was held in Neosho county for the relocation of the county-seat of that county. No place received a majority of all the votes cast, but the towns of Erie and Osage Mission were the two towns which received the greatest number of votes. On March 26th a second election was held for the relocation of said county-seat, at which election the towns of Erie and Osage Mission were voted for, The returns of the election were duly canvassed by the board of county commissioners, and it was…
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- Butler v. McMillenSupreme Court of Kansas · 1874
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