1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Kan.
  4. 196 Kan.
  5. 196 Kan. 450 (1966)
 

HARRIS v. ANDERSON

No. 44,026

196 Kan. 450 (1966)

412 P.2d 457

J.P. HARRIS, PETER MacDONALD, JOHN McCORMALLY, and THE HUTCHINSON PUBLISHING COMPANY, a corporation, Plaintiffs, v. JOHN ANDERSON, JR., in his official capacity as Governor of Kansas; PAUL R. SHANAHAN, in his official capacity as Secretary of State of the State of Kansas; VIOLA PRITCHARD, Commissioner of Elections of Shawnee County, Kansas, and EMOGENE WINEINGER, County Clerk of Greeley County, Kansas, individually as such Election Commissioner and County Clerk of their respective counties, and as representatives of all Election Commissioners and County Clerks of the State of Kansas, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed March 25, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Y. Chalfant, of Hutchinson, argued the cause, and H. R. Branine, C.E. Chalfant and M.E. Chalfant, of Hutchinson, were with him on the briefs for plaintiffs.

Robert C. Londerholm, Attorney General, of Topeka, argued the cause, and J. Richard Foth, Assistant Attorney General, of Topeka, was with him on the briefs for defendants.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

FATZER, J.:

On March 1, 1965, this court held Chapter 2, Laws of 1964, Special Session, apportioning the seats of the House of Representatives to be unconstitutional and void as being in violation of the requirement of the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. (Harris v. Anderson, 194 Kan...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases