Legal Opinion
West Missouri Power Co. v. City of Washington
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 27, 1935No. 1271PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.
The West Missouri Power Company, hereinafter called the Power Company, brought this action to enjoin the City of Washington, Kansas, hereinafter called the City, from issuing certain bonds to provide funds with which to construct “an electric distributing system, power plant building, and appurtenances thereto, for the purpose of supplying said city and its inhabitants with electric light and power.” From a decree dismissing the bill the Power Company has appealed.
On August 15, 1933, the governing body of the city adopted Ordinance No. 357, which provided for the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Knoxville Water Co. v. KnoxvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Kansas Electric Power Co. v. City of EurekaSupreme Court of Kansas · 1935
- Kansas Gas & Electric Co. v. City of Independence, Kan.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1935
- Detroit United Railway v. City of DetroitSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- City of Oswego v. DavisSupreme Court of Kansas · 1916
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Vaughan v. John C. Winston Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1936
- Sykes v. BelkSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
- Keokuk Waterworks Co. v. KeokukSupreme Court of Iowa · 1938
- Kansas Gas & Electric Co. v. City of McPhersonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1937
- Kansas Power Co. v. City of WashingtonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1937
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