Legal Opinion
Wade Tennyson v. Gas Service Company, and Kansas Gas and Electric Company
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 26, 1974No. 73-1930PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TALBOT SMITH, Senior .District Judge.
The action before us was brought February 21, 1973 under the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C. § 1983. It was brought as a class action and relates to the so-called “late charge assessments” made by defendants Gas Service Company and Kansas Gas and Electric Company (hereinafter K.G. & E.). These late charge assessments impose an additional charge upon certain customers for failure to pay the amount due on the regular billing within a specified number of days. Plaintiffs alleged that such practice violates due process of law, that it is violative of their…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. v. HuffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Alabama Public Service Commission v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Cities Service Gas Co. v. State Corporation CommissionSupreme Court of Kansas · 1968
- Appalachian Electric Power Co. v. KoontzWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1953
- City of Dearborn v. Michigan Consolidated Gas Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1941
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3Cited by49 opinions
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- Marshall County Board of Education v. Marshall County Gas DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
- Public Service Co. of New Hampshire v. PatchCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
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