Cornelius v. Robson

Citations

• 103 Kan. 467
• 173 P. 917
• 1918 Kan. LEXIS 297

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Quo Warranto — Resignation of County Surveyor — No Successor Appointed — Office Vacant. On May 8, 1917, defendant resigned the office of county surveyor, and the board of county commissioners accepted such resignation and appointed him county engineer. The appointment was not approved by the. state highway commission. On receiving advice from the defendant of such resignation the governor commissioned the plaintiff county surveyor, who filed his official bond. Held, that under the proviso to section 8 of chapter 264 of the Laws of' 1917 the office of county surveyor became vacant, and neither of the parties is entitled thereto.</p>