Kansas City, Kaw Valley & Western Railway Co. v. Bristow

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The action is one to require the public utilities commission to issue a certificate validating a proposed bond and stock issue of the railway company, which certificate it is alleged the commission arbitrarily withholds.

*558The railway company was organized to construct and operate an interurban railway from the city of Kansas City, Kan., to the city of Topeka. A construction company was organized to build the road. The stockholders of the two companies were substantially, but not wholly, identical. The two companies entered into a contract…