Martin v. Ingham
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Shawnee District Court. Two actions against John A. Martin, as governor — one by Ingham, to perpetually enjoin the defendant from the performance of certain acts in the organization of Grant county, and especially from declaring Ulysses the temporary county seat thereof; the other, brought in this court by The State, on the relation of George Getty, county attorney of Hamilton county, to compel the governor to organize the county of Kearney, to name Lakin as the…
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Error from Shawnee District Court. Two actions against John A. Martin, as governor — one by Ingham, to perpetually enjoin the defendant from the performance of certain acts in the organization of Grant county, and especially from declaring Ulysses the temporary county seat thereof; the other, brought in this court by The State, on the relation of George Getty, county attorney of Hamilton county, to compel the governor to organize the county of Kearney, to name Lakin as the temporary county seat, and appoint the .necessary officers under the law. The material 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 in the district court of Shawnee county, by Challes K. Ingham, a citizen, resident tax-payer and elector of the unorganized county of Grant, against John A. Martin, as governor of the state of Kansas, to perpetually enjoin the defendant from the performance of certain acts in the organization of such county. The facts, as set forth in the plaintiff’s petition, are sworn to by him, and a large number of affidavits of other persons in support of such facts are filed with the petition as exhibits thereto. The…
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