Legal Opinion

Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. v. State

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided January 13, 1984No. 55,824PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Herd, J.:

This is a declaratory judgment action for construction of a contract. The trial court ruled the contract was ambiguous and subject to the admission of extrinsic evidence to determine the intent of the parties. Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company appeals.

The appellant is a division of Arkla, Inc., a foreign corporation authorized to do business in Kansas. As the result of a merger it succeeded to all rights and liabilities of Consolidated Gas Utilities Corporation.

The State of Kansas (appellee) is the owner of the land in Cowley County, Kansas, upon…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. First Nat'l Bank of Olathe v. ClarkSupreme Court of Kansas · 1979
  2. Weiner v. Wilshire Oil Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1964
  3. Mobile Acres, Inc. v. KurataSupreme Court of Kansas · 1973
  4. First National Bank of Hutchinson v. KaiserSupreme Court of Kansas · 1977
  5. Kauk v. First Nat'l Bank of HoxieCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1980

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Sylvia v. WislerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2017
  2. Fasse v. Lower Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1987
  3. Short v. WiseSupreme Court of Kansas · 1986
  4. Reese Exploration, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Williams Natural Gas Company, Defendant-Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
  5. Kansas Gas & Electric Co. v. Kansas Power & Light Co.Court of Appeals of Kansas · 1988

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