Campbell v. Sargent

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Smith, J.:

This action is brought by the plaintiff to oust the defendant from the office of district judge of Sedgwick county and to have it adjudged that he himself be inducted therein; also, to recover damages.

In the amended petition the act creating the office *591(Laws 1911, ch. 151), approved March 4, 1911, is pleaded by title. This act divided the district court of Sedgwick county (the eighteenth district) into two divisions and created the office of judge of the second division and directed the governor to appoint a judge of that division.

The…