CITY OF INDEPENDENCE v. KANSAS COMM. ON CIVIL RIGHTS

No. 47,738

218 Kan. 243 (1975)

544 P.2d 799

CITY OF INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS, Appellee, v. KANSAS COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS, et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed December 13, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger W. Lovett, of Topeka, argued the cause, and Curt T. Schneider, attorney general, and Charles S. Scott, of Topeka, were with him on the brief for the appellants.

B.D. Watson, of Independence, argued the cause and was on the brief for the appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

HARMAN, C.:

This is an appeal by the Kansas commission on civil rights from a district court order enjoining its investigation of the police department of the city of Independence.

On August 8, 1974, KCCR served upon the Independence city manager a "Notice of Investigation". Although it is not in the record on appeal KCCR says the investigation was prompted by citizen complaints of alleged discrimination arising...

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