Moore v. Smith

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hoch, J.:

The substantive question presented by this appeal is whether, under the law then existing, an appointee named by the governor in 1943 to fill a vacancy in the office of sheriff was entitled to serve under the appointment until the next regular term began on January 8, 1945, or whether there was an “unexpired” term to be filled by election covering the period between the general election in November, 1944, and January 8,1945.

The sheriff of Sedgwick county having been ousted from office, the governor appointed Keith E. Moore to fill the vacancy.…