Chaves v. City of Atchison

Citations

• 77 Kan. 176
• 93 P. 624
• 1908 Kan. LEXIS 239

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Municipal Corporations — Annexation of Territory — Right to Question Validity of Proceedings. The validity of proceedings taken by city officers under statutory authority extending the corporate boundaries of a city so as to annex a tract of land can only be questioned in a direct proceeding prosecuted at the instance of the state by proper public officers. The case of Topeka v. Dwyer, 70 Kan. 244, 78 Pac. 417, followed.</p>