Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Co. v. State Corp. Commission

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Kaul, J.:

This is an appeal by Kaneb Pipe Line Company and the State Corporation Commission from a district court’s judgment setting aside an order of the commission certificating shares of common stock issued by Kaneb.

Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Company, Inc., appellee, was granted leave to intervene in proceedings before the commission. The commission denied an application for rehearing and Kansas-Nebraska appealed to the district court of Phillips County.

The material facts can be briefly stated. On November 17, 1967, Kaneb filed an application with…