Ratcliff v. Wichita Union Stock-yards Co.
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Sedgwick district court; THOMAS C. Wilson, judge. STATEMENT. This is an action by J. M. Ratcliff to recoyer for overcharges on live stock placed in, and marketed at, the Wichita Union Stock-yards.
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Error from Sedgwick district court; THOMAS C. Wilson, judge. STATEMENT. This is an action by J. M. Ratcliff to recoyer for overcharges on live stock placed in, and marketed at, the Wichita Union Stock-yards. He alleges that he is a raiser, dealer and shipper of live stock, operating in the vicinity of Wichita, and that defendant’s stockyards at Wichita are public, and the only ones within a radius of 200 miles of Wichita, no others being nearer to plaintiff’s place of business than the Missouri river, which is about 260 miles away. He avers that between April and September, 1903, he shipped…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Johnston, C. J.:
The validity of chapter 487 of the Laws of 1903, relating to stock-yards, is the principal question raised by the pleadings and the decision of the trial court. That act declares and defines what shall constitute public stock-yards, the duties of those operating them, and prescribes maximum charges for the use of the yards and for the facilities and services furnished, viz.: For cattle fifteen cents per head, calves eight cents per head, hogs six cents per head, and sheep four cents per head. There is also contained in the act a…
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