LEEK v. THEIS

No. 47,885

217 Kan. 784 (1975)

539 P.2d 304

CAROLEE LEEK, Plaintiff, v. FRANKLIN RIDDLE THEIS, Defendant, STATE OF KANSAS, ex rel., CURT T. SCHNEIDER, Attorney General, Defendant-Intervenor.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed July 17, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles N. Henson, of Eidson, Lewis, Porter & Haynes, of Topeka, argued the cause, and was on the brief for the plaintiff.

Edward G. Collister, Jr., of Collister & Kampschroeder, of Lawrence, argued the cause, and was on the brief for the defendant.

John R. Martin, assistant attorney general, argued the cause, and Curt T. Schneider, attorney general, was with him on the brief for the defendant-intervenor.

Robert A. Coldsnow, of Topeka, was on the brief amici curiae, for Kansas Senate, Kansas House of Representatives and Kansas Legislative Coordinating Council.

F.G. Manzanares, of Topeka, was on the brief amicus curiae, for Arthur R. Diaz.

Jim J. Marquez and Robert A. Olsen, were on the brief amicus curiae, for the Office of the Governor.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

SCHROEDER, J.:

This is an original action in quo warranto brought pursuant to Art. 3, § 3, of the Kansas Constitution and K.S.A. 60-1201 et seq.

At immediate issue is a position on the Kansas adult authority claimed by the rival appointees of the immediate past governor, Robert Docking, and the present governor, Robert Bennett.

The legal issue is whether the provisions of K.S.A. 22-3707...

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