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