Crans v. Francis
Supreme Court of Kansas
Original Proceedings in Mandamus. . Action brought in this court by L. J. Crans against John Francis, as state treasurer.
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Original Proceedings in Mandamus. . Action brought in this court by L. J. Crans against John Francis, as state treasurer. The plaintiff based his action upon a certain contract of which the following is a copy: “ Topeka, Kas., January —, 1880. “ This is to certify that, in pursuance of law, L. J. Crans, of Cloud county, state of Kansas, on this date purchased of the state land agent the north half of section ten (10), township six (6), south, of range (4), west, containing, according to the U. S. survey, three hundred and twenty acres, at the rate of one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Brewer, J.:
This is an original action of mandamus, brought to compel the defendant, as state treasurer, to receive certain moneys, and give a receipt therefor. The allegation is, that the plaintiff made a contract with the agent of the state, appointed under an act of the legislature of date February 23, 1866, for the purchase of a certain tract of land; that he *754presented this contract, and the money due under it, to the defendant, and demanded a receipt, and this for the purpose of tendering the receipt to the governor, and obtaining from him a…
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