55 Kan. 182 | Kan. | 1895
The opinion of the court was delivered by
An alternative writ of mandamus was allowed by the district judge of Republic county commanding the defendant, as probate judge, to allow the plaintiff's appeal from an order of the probate court of Republic county discharging said plaintiff from her trust as guardian of the person and estate of Isaac McClun, insane, or to show cause by a time named in the writ. The defendant moved to quash the writ because the facts stated in the writ are insufficient to warrant the relief prayed for, and on other grounds. This motion was sustained by the court. The plaintiff alleges error in sustaining the motion.
It is averred in the writ that the probate judge refused either to fix- the amount of the appeal bond or to approve the bond which the plaintiff tendered, and refused to allow the appeal. Nothing whatever is averred with reference to a notice of appeal or an affidavit. As the notice and affidavit were essential prerequisites to the granting of an appeal, the plaintiff liad no standing in this action until the notice was given and the affidavit filed. The probate court was wholly powerless to grant an appeal without them. (Spangler v. Robinson, 20 Kas. 682.) As it is not claimed in this case that an affidavit ivas in fact filed, and as the time for taking the appeal has long since passed, the order of the probate court removing the
The judgment in the district court quashing the writ is affirmed.