State ex rel. Jackson v. Hutchings
Supreme Court of Kansas
Original proceeding in quo warranto. STATEMENT. This is an original proceeding in quo warranto, by the state of Kansas on the relation of the attorney-general, to. oust the defendant from exercising the duties of judge of the circuit court of Wyandotte county. The case is submitted on a motion by the plaintiff for judgment on the pleadings, consisting of the following information and answer: "INFORMATION.
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Original proceeding in quo warranto. STATEMENT. This is an original proceeding in quo warranto, by the state of Kansas on the relation of the attorney-general, to. oust the defendant from exercising the duties of judge of the circuit court of Wyandotte county. The case is submitted on a motion by the plaintiff for judgment on the pleadings, consisting of the following information and answer: "INFORMATION. “Comes now the state of Kansas, by Fred S. Jackson, the duly elected, qualified and acting attorney-general of the plaintiff state, and prosecuting in its behalf, and gives the court to…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Smith, J.:
The only question presented is whether chapter 52 of the Laws of 1908 is in violation of the inhibition against special legislation contained in section 17 of article 2 of the constitution of Kansas as amended in 1906. The section as amended reads, the amendment being italicized:
“All laws of a general nature shall have a uniform operation throughout the state; and in all cases where a general law can be made applicable no special law shall be enacted; and whether or not a law enacted is repugnant to this provision of the constitution shall be…
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