City of Wichita v. Hussey

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

The city of Wichita brought this action in the district court of Shawnee county against the public service commission to enjoin and set aside an order of that official body prescribing rates for the transportation of passengers on motor busses operating in Wichita and vicinity.

The order of the commission was made on the applications of two bus operators in Wichita upon a showing that the five-cent fare *678they were permitted to charge was insufficient to earn a reasonable return on their respective investments and to furnish proper equipment…