Case Name: The City of Ottawa, Appellant, v. Geo. Barnes, Appellee
Court: Kansas Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Kansas
Decision Date: 1912-07-06
Citations: 87 Kan. 768
Docket Number: No. 18,096
Parties: The City of Ottawa, Appellant, v. Geo. Barnes, Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: Kansas Reports
Volume: 87
Pages: 768–768

Head Matter:
The City of Ottawa, Appellant, v. Geo. Barnes, Appellee.
No. 18,096.
HEADNOTE BY THE REPORTER.
Prosecution — City Ordinance — Appeal. by City — Notice—Service. In a prosecution under a city ordinance where the city appeals, notice of such appeal must be served on the defendant as required by section 285 of the criminal code; service on defendant’s attorney is not sufficient.
Appeal from Franklin district court.
Opinion filed July 6, 1912.
Dismissed.
F. A. Waddle, of Ottawa, for the appellant.
S. D. Bishop, of Lawrence, as amicus curise.

Opinion:
Per Curiam:
The defendant was charged with the violation of a city ordinance requiring plumbers to obtain a permit before making sewer connections and doing repair work. The jury returned a verdict of guilty. The court sustained a motion in arrest of judgment on the ground that the ordinance was void. The city has appealed. There are two reasons which prevent an inquiry into the merits. First, the notice of appeal was served upon defendant's attorney instead of upon the defendant as required by section 285 of the criminal code. Second, it is conceded that since the rendition of the judgment the ordinance has been amended to avoid the objections thereto raised by the decision of the trial court. The validity of the ordinance has therefore become a moot question.
The appeal is dismissed..