Legal Opinion

Board of Commissioners of Lincoln Co. v. Geis

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided July 15, 1879Published

At the March Term, 1878, of the district court of Lincoln county, John Geis and William Geis, as plaintiffs, recovered a judgment .against the Board of Commssion'ers of Lincoln County. The defendant brings the case here.

1Per curiam

The judgment of the court below in this case-will be reversed, upon the authority of the following cases, to wit: Comm’rs of Saline Co. v. Geis, 22 Kas. 381; Comm’rs of Lyon Co. v. Goddard, 22 Kas. 389.

See also the following statutes, under none of which can the plaintiffs’ cause of action, as they have stated it in their petition below, be maintained, to wit: Gen. Stat. 1868, p. 1058, § 120; Laws 1876, p. 96, § 145; Comp. Laws 1879, p. 968, § 145.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Board of Commissioners v. GoddardSupreme Court of Kansas · 1879
  2. Board of Commissioners v. GeisSupreme Court of Kansas · 1879