Silver v. Board of County Commissioners

Citations

• 76 Kan. 228
• 91 P. 55
• 1907 Kan. LEXIS 240

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Counties — Auxiliaries to the State Government — Immunity ■ from Liability. Counties are involuntary gwasi-corporations and are mere auxiliaries to the state government and partake of the state’s immunity from liability. They are in no sense business corporations.</p> <p>2. -Negligence of Officers — Damages Must Be Authorized by Statute. A county is not liable in damages for the negligent or wrongful acts of its board of county commissioners, unless such liability is expressly imposed by statute or necessarily implied therefrom.</p>