Erhart v. Kaw Valley Drainage District

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

F. F. Erhart, who is a resident taxpayer of the Kaw Valley Drainage District, sought, by this action, to enjoin the holding of the regular election of the directors of the district, claiming that the board in providing for the election had designated more polling places than the law authorizes. The trial court denied the injunction, and Erhart appeals.

It appears that the district is over seven miles long, extending along the Kaw river through the populous part of Kansas City and outside the corporate limits to a point beyond the village…