Arney v. Director, Kansas State Penitentiary

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Holmes, J.:

This is an appeal by the defendant, the Director of the state penitentiary at Lansing, from an order of mandamus issued by the district court. Appellee-plaintiff, Joe Arney, is an inmate of the penitentiary and appellee-plaintiff, Ferrine, Inc. (Ferrine), is a corporation whose business includes the production of television programs. The television show “Lie Detector” was one of its productions. Appellees sought an order in mandamus directing the defendant to allow Ferrine to administer a polygraph examination to Arney and have the…