Pelham v. Board of Commissioners
Supreme Court of Kansas
Original Proceedings in Mandamus. On October 11, 1886, there was filed in this court the following petition, (omitting court and title:) “ Now come the plaintiffs, T. W. Pelham, James N. Mount, and Oren Clark, [omitting the names of twenty other plaintiffs,] and show to the court and aver that on the 4th day of October, 1886, said defendants, B. F. Smith, G. W. Wight and J. H. Waterman, were the duly elected, commissioned, qualified and acting members of and constituting the…
Read the full summary
Original Proceedings in Mandamus. On October 11, 1886, there was filed in this court the following petition, (omitting court and title:) “ Now come the plaintiffs, T. W. Pelham, James N. Mount, and Oren Clark, [omitting the names of twenty other plaintiffs,] and show to the court and aver that on the 4th day of October, 1886, said defendants, B. F. Smith, G. W. Wight and J. H. Waterman, were the duly elected, commissioned, qualified and acting members of and constituting the board of county commissioners of Finney county, Kansas, and that said board was then and there in Garden City, in said…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Horton, C. J.:
The sole question in this case is, whether the county of Wichita — which is unorganized — is within the sixteenth, or the twenty-third judicial district of the state.
At the regular July session of the board of county commissioners of Finney county, held in 1885, the county of Wichita was organized as a municipal township of that county. Finney county is situated within the sixteenth judicial district, and is the only organized county adjoining Wichita county. By the provisions of chapter 87, Laws of 1886, approved February 18, 1886, and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- In re HolcombSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1879
- Ex parte CrawfordNebraska Supreme Court · 1882