Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Bennett v. State Highway Commission

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided November 11, 1933No. 30,839; No. 30,968PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Smith, J.:

These two actions are original proceedings in mandamus — one brought by Norton county against the highway commission and the other brought by the highway commission against Norton county.

The purpose of the two cases is to determine the condition of the county and state road fund of Norton county on April 1, 1929.

The questions arise from the operations of Norton county and the state highway commission during the operative period of chapter 214 of the Laws of 1925. It was this statute that provided that the state highway system should be…

2Cases cited6 opinions

State ex rel. Smith v. Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Kansas · 1931
State ex rel. Smith v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Kansas · 1929
State ex rel. Griffith v. MillsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1924
Gray v. GrahamSupreme Court of Kansas · 1929
Pulliam v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1931

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3Cited by2 opinions

First National Bank v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Kansas · 1937
State ex rel. Bennett v. State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Kansas · 1934