State Ex Rel. Tomasic v. Cahill

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Miller, J.:

This proceeding in the nature of quo warranto was commenced by the state on relation of the district attorney of the twenty-ninth judicial district (Wyandotte County) to oust Shirley Cahill and Joe Mulich, the defendants-appellants, from their elective positions as members of the Board of Public Utilities of Kansas City, Kansas. The matter was heard by three of the senior district judges of that district, sitting en banc. Judgment was entered ousting the defendants from office. They appeal and the state cross-appeals. The principal issue is…