Legal Opinion
Edgington v. City of Overland Park
Court of Appeals of Kansas
Decided July 26, 1991No. 65,994PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Elliott, J.:
In a case in which Forrest R. “Woody” Edgington alleged that the Overland Park City Council improperly rejected his nomination to fill a vacant seat on the council, Edgington appeals the trial court’s granting of the defendants’ motions to dismiss and for summary judgment.
We affirm.
Factual Statement
Edgington has been active in Overland Park politics since the 1970s. He was appointed to the city council in 1972 and elected to the council in 1973 and 1977. He was defeated in bids for mayor in 1981 and a council seat in 1985. In March 1987, plaintiff was defeated by incumbent council…
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