Interlake, Inc. v. Kansas Power & Light Co.

Plaintiff, Interlake, Inc., brought this declaratory judgment action against defendants Kansas Power and Light Company (“KPL”) and Amsted Industries, Inc. Interlake sold structural pipe to Continental Tube & Pipe Corporation who, in turn, sold it to KPL. KPL requested Continental to ship the pipe to Plexco for rust-proofing; Plexco is a subsidiary of Amsted. While awaiting instructions from KPL, Plexco was given a stop delivery order by Interlake after Continental failed to make payment to Interlake. Interlake sought a judgment declaring that it properly ordered Plexco to stop delivery of the…