Smith v. Kansas Gas Service Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnson, J.:

ONEOK, Inc. (ONEOK) and Mid Continent Market Center, Inc. (MCMC) appeal the judgment in favor of the plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit filed by Reno County real property owners who claimed to have suffered diminished property values as a result of die escape of natural gas from the Yaggy Field gas storage facility. Finding the district court erred in denying defendants’ motion for judgment as a matter of law, we reverse.

In Hayes Sight & Sound, Inc. v. ONEOK, Inc., 281 Kan. 1287, 136 P.3d 428 (2006), we reviewed in some detail the events…