Legal Opinion
Elliott v. Empire Natural Gas Co.
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided May 7, 1927No. 27,384PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Hopkins, J.:
This appeal involves the validity of an order of the public service commission and the right of a utility to discontinue service on account of an overdue and disputed bill. Plaintiff prevailed and defendants appeal.
The facts are substantially these: The plaintiff is the city manager of Wichita and a consumer of gas in that city.- The Empire Natural Gas Company (successor of the Wichita Natural Gas Company) is a pipe-line company, owning and operating a pipe line extending from the gas fields of Oklahoma northward into Kansas, through which…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. MinnesotaSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Smith v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Missouri Ex Rel. Barrett v. Kansas Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
- United States Ex Rel. Riverside Oil Co. v. HitchcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- In Re Engelhard & Sons Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1914
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Kansas · 1930
- Union Light, Heat & Power Co. v. City of Fort ThomasCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1935