City of Burlington v. Stockwell
Supreme Court of Kansas
Appeal from Coffey District Court. John Stockwell was convicted of violating an ordinance of the city of Burlington, and appealed to this court. The opinion herein, filed December 7, 1895, contains a sufficient statement of the case.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Martin, C.. J.: The defendant was convicted in the police court of the city of Burlington under an ordinance for keeping swine within the city in such a manner as to constitute a nuisance. He appealed to the district court, and was again convicted, and was adjudged to pay a fine of $5 and the costs of prosecution, taxed at $117.38. He then appealed to this court. Soon after the creation of the courts of appeals, the case was certified to the court for the Southern department, Eastern division. Afterward, on August 6, 1895, that court returned the case…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- City of Burlington v. StockwellCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1895
- City of Burlington v. JamesSupreme Court of Kansas · 1876
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