Board of Commissioners v. Honn
Supreme Court of Kansas
Ekror from Osborne District Court. Action brought by Honn against the Board of Commissioners of Osborne County, to recover for his, costs and expenses in a certain case of misdemeanor. Trial at the April Term, 1878, of the district court, and judgment for plaintiff. The defendant brings the case here. The facts are stated in the ■opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
This was an action brought by L. D. Honn against the board of county commissioners of Osborne county, upon the following facts: In an action by the state against three different parties, before a justice of the peace for a misdemeanor, the parties were convicted, and sentenced to pay a fine and costs, and stand committed to the county jail of Ellis county (there being no jail in Osborne county) until such fine and costs were paid. And such fine and costs not being paid, a warrant of commitment was issued on the judgment, and placed in the…
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