Manhattan Buildings, Inc. v. Hurley

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Miller, J.:

This is an original action in mandamus, brought by the petitioner, Manhattan Buildings, Inc., the owner of the Woman’s Club building in downtown Topeka, against the respondent, Patrick J. Hurley, Secretary of Administration of the State of Kansas. Manhattan leased the building to the Secretary; before taking possession under the lease, the Secretary gave Manhattan a notice of termination. By this action, Manhattan asks this court to declare that the termination clause of the lease was not properly invoked, and that Section 69 of 1981 Senate…