Frontier Ditch Co. v. Chief Engineer of the Division of Water Resources

Rees, J.:

The appellants prosecuted appeals to the district court of Hamilton county from two orders made by the chief engineer of the division of water resources of the Kansas state board of agriculture. The two appeals were consolidated by the district court and then dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Appellants duly appealed to the supreme court and the cases are before this court for review upon order of transfer.

The chief engineer issued and mailed his orders on June 10, 1974, and June 21, 1974. On August 8,1974, the appellants filed their notices of appeal with the clerk…