Evans v. Thomas
Supreme Court of Kansas
Original Proceedings in Mandamus. Action brought in this court March 24, 1884, by J. B. Evcms, a justice of the peace of Soldier township, in Shawnee county, against Chester Thomas, Jr., sheriff of said county, to compel the defendant to deliver the body and custody of one Isaiah McClary to the plaintiff, at his office in said township. The facts are stated in the opinion, filed at the October, 1884, session of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J;:
This is an action of mandamus, commenced originally in this court by J. B. Evans, a justice of the peace of Soldier township, Shawnee county, Kansas, against Chester Thomas, jr., sheriff of said county, to compel the defendant to deliver the body and custody of one Isaiah McClary to the plaintiff at his office in said township. At the commencement of the action, an alternative writ of mandamus was issued by the court, to which writ the defendant has made return and answer, stating all the facts of the case, as he claims them to be, and…
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