Moore v. Wilson
Citations
- 84 Kan. 745
- 115 P. 548
- 1911 Kan. LEXIS 411
Syllabus
<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Officers — Delegation of Official Duties. Ordinarily, official duties of a ministerial character may be delegated to another, but those involving the exercise of judgment and discretion may not be entrusted to a deputy, or other person, unless legislative authority to do so is given.</p> <p>2. - State Live Stock Commissioner — Deputy. No statutory authority is given the live-stock sanitary commissioner to appoint a deputy, and the duties imposed on him to inquire and determine whether live stock are afflicted with contagious and infectious diseases of a malignant character, and if found to be so afflicted, to establish a quarantine and make such sanitary and police regulations as are necessary to circumscribe and exterminate the disease, involve judgment and discretion and can not be entrusted to a deputy or delegated to another.</p>
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- deputy livestock commissioner had no authority to quarantine livestock; statutory authority accorded only to the livestock commissioner
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Judges: Johnston
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- Sodekson v. LynchMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1937-06-30· cited 12×
- United States v. WatasheTenth Circuit· 1939-03-13· cited 9×
- Albright v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Kansas· 1921-01-08· cited 5×
- Attorney General Opinion No.Kansas Attorney General Reports· 2005-02-24
- Attorney General Opinion No.Kansas Attorney General Reports· 2009-01-23
- Attorney General Opinion No.Kansas Attorney General Reports· 2002-11-06
- Moore v. WilsonSupreme Court of Kansas· 1915-06-12
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