Rathburn v. Hamilton
Supreme Court of Kansas
Original Proceeding in Quo Warranto. The opinion herein, filed June 9, 1894, contains a statement of the material facts.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
JohnstoN, J.:
This action was brought to determine who was entitled to the office of county commissioner for the first district of Mitchell county. A. D. Rathburn and H. H. Hamilton were rival candidates for that office at the general election held on November 7, 1893. The total number of votes cast for the office was 799; and, according to the canvassed returns, Hamilton received 445 votes while Rathburn received 354 votes. Hamilton was declared elected to the office, of which he has taken possession, and is now discharging the duties and receiving the…
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