Legal Opinion

Felter v. Manville

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided July 15, 1879PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Error from, Doniphan District Court. A sufficient statement of the facts in this case is contained' in the subjoined opinion. The district court, at the March Term, 1878, gave judgment for Manville and against Felter,. who brings the case here.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Valentine, J.:

This case has been in this court before. (Manville v. Felter, 19 Kas. 253.) The case was commenced before a justice of the peace, by Lucas Felter, both as a civil and a criminal action. It was commenced, however, under chapter 113 of the General Statutes of 1868, p. 1095, (Comp. Laws of 1879, p. 988,) which seemingly authorizes the joinder of such actions. Peter Manville was the defendant in this double-headed action. A trial was’had in the case, and the justice rendered a judgment against the defendant • for damages and costs, and that…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Manville v. FelterSupreme Court of Kansas · 1877

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Clayton v. City of HendersonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1898
  2. Faul v. HulickCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1901
  3. State ex rel. Vance v. CrawfordSupreme Court of Kansas · 1882

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