Watts v. Board of Commissioners

Supreme Court of Kansas

Watts v. Board of Commissioners

41 Kan. 402

DecidedJanuary 15, 1889

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Watts v. Board of Commissioners, 41 Kan. 402 (kan 1889).

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Per Owriam:

It was decided in C. K. & W. Rld. Co. v. Evans, ante, p. 94, 21 Pac. Rep. 216, that—

“ The plaintiff must conform strictly with the provisions of the statute, and cannot bring anyone in as a defendant, or proceed against any person, other than the officers named in the statute; nor can any matter be litigated in such special proceeding except the mere question of contesting the validity of such election.”

Under that authority, the order and judgment of the district court must be affirmed.

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Per Owriam:

It was decided in C. K. & W. Rld. Co. v. Evans, ante, p. 94, 21 Pac. Rep. 216, that—

“ The plaintiff must conform strictly with the provisions of the statute, and cannot bring anyone in as a defendant, or proceed against any person, other than the officers named in the statute; nor can any matter be litigated in such special proceeding except the mere question of contesting the validity of such election.”

Under that authority, the order and judgment of the district court must be affirmed.

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