Wheat v. Finney

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fromme, J.:

This action arises in the aftermath of State ex rel. Stephan v. Thiessen, 228 Kan. 136, 612 P.2d 172 (1980), in which the law imposing assessments mandated by K.S.A. 1979 Supp. 74-5612 and 74-5613 for the support of the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center was held to be unconstitutional. The law was made effective July 1, 1978, and was declared unconstitutional by this court on June 14, 1980. The plaintiff filed the present action on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated to recover all sums received by the State Treasurer…