State Ex Rel. Anderson v. Engler

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wertz, J.:

This was an action in the nature of quo warranto brought by the state, on the relation of the attorney general, to oust the defendant, Allen Engler, sheriff of Shawnee county, from office on charges of willful misconduct. The petition was filed following an investigation of defendant’s actions as sheriff, pursuant to G. S. 1949, Ch. 60, Art. 16.

The petition, filed Saturday morning, January 12, 1957, in substance alleged that on January 11, 1957 defendant (appellant), while serving as sheriff of Shawnee county, attacked one Elmer McNish, a…