State Ex Rel. Miller v. Richardson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fromme, J.:

Walter C. Richardson appeals from an order declaring a forfeiture of his public office. He was treasurer of Sedgwick County, Kansas. The order was entered by a three-judge panel sitting en banc. The quo warranto proceeding was brought under K.S.A. 60-1201 et seq.

K.S.A. 60-1202 in pertinent part provides:

“Such action may be brought ... in the district court in the following cases:

“(2) Whenever any public officer shall have done or suffered any act which by the provisions of law shall work a forfeiture of his or her office.”

K.S.A. 60-1205 sets…