LEAVENWORTH v. KINNEY

No. 744.

154 U.S. Appx. 642 (1879)

LEAVENWORTH v. KINNEY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 3, 1879.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. M. H. Carpenter for plaintiff in error.

Mr. T. A. Hurd and Mr. L. B. Wheat for defendant in error.


MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE delivered the opinion of the court.

This case is substantially disposed of by that of Board of County Commissioners of the County of Leavenworth v. Sellew, just decided, 99 U.S. 624. A peremptory writ of mandamus has been ordered against the mayor and council of the city of Leavenworth in their corporate capacity, and the objection is that it should have been directed to the persons who were mayor...

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