Legal Opinion
Community Antenna Television of Wichtta, Inc. v. City of Wichita
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided June 13, 1970No. 45,702PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Hatcher, C.:
This is an appeal from a judgment in a declaratory judgment action which was brought to have a municipal ordinance governing the issuance of franchises for community antenna television systems (hereinafter referred to as CATV) declared null and void.
A statement of the general facts, before we reach the specific provisions of the ordinance, may be helpful.
A CATV system consists of a high receiving tower located on high ground. From this receiving point coaxial cables are distributed through the city. The physical plant is quite similar to a…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by10 opinions
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