Kelly v. Board of County Commissioners
Supreme Court of Kansas
Appeal from Leavenworth district court. STATEMENT. IN the opinion, for the sake of brevity and clearness, the effect is stated of several documents and matters of record which are not set out in full, nor quoted from with literal exactness.
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Appeal from Leavenworth district court. STATEMENT. IN the opinion, for the sake of brevity and clearness, the effect is stated of several documents and matters of record which are not set out in full, nor quoted from with literal exactness. In order that the statements may be complete, their precise language is here given: The original offer made by the plaintiff to the commissioners : “Whereas, it is persistently charged, to the great injury of the undersigned, Thomas T. Kelly, who is a candidate for the nomination for state treasurer, that while the said Thomas T. Kelly was county clerk of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mason, J.:
In 1902 Thomas T. Kelly was a candidate for state treasurer. Charges were made that he had been guilty of misconduct while county clerk from 1890 to 1894, which had resulted in losses to the county. On February 15, 1902, the board of county commissioners made an investigation of the matter, and filed a report in effect sustaining the charges against him. On April 11, 1902, he presented to the board a written proposal, asking them to make an investigation and determine whether he was indebted to the county, and if so in what amount, and…
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