HARPER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS V. ROSE, 140 U. S. 71 (1891)

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U.S. Supreme Court

Harper County Commissioners v. Rose, 140 U.S. 71 (1891)

Harper County Commissioners v. Rose

No. 284

Submitted April 2, 1891

Decided April 27, 1891

140 U.S. 71

ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED

STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS

Syllabus

The filing of an unverified general reply to a verified answer in Kansas does not admit the truth of the statements in the answer if it was not incumbent on the plaintiff to file it.

The question of the fraudulent organization of Comanche County in Kansas was fully considered by this Court in Comanche County v. Lewis, 133 U. S. 198, and is no longer open.