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City of Kansas City v. Sessions

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided August 28, 1918No. 21,061PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from Wyandotte district court, division No. 1; Edward L. Fischer, judge.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mason, J.:

The Kansas City Eailway Company, a corporation operating street-car lines in Kansas City, Kan., on May 20, 1918, made application to the state public utilities commission for leave to increase its rate for passengers between points therein to six cents a fare, the present charge being five cents. On June 18 the city brought an action in the district" court of *474its county against the utilities commission and its members, seeking to enjoin them from hearing such application, on the ground that the commission was without jurisdiction to act…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Matter of Quinby v. . Public Service Comm.New York Court of Appeals · 1918
  2. Underwood v. FoshaSupreme Court of Kansas · 1906
  3. Welsbach Street Lighting Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Kansas · 1917
  4. Welsbach Street Lighting Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Kansas · 1917
  5. McAnarney v. CaughenaurSupreme Court of Kansas · 1886

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Marks v. FrantzSupreme Court of Kansas · 1956
  2. State ex rel. Oklahoma Tax Commission v. District Court of Nowata CountySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1974
  3. Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. v. PubLic Service CommissionMontana Supreme Court · 1940
  4. Speaker v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1957
  5. State Ex Rel. Case v. SeehornSupreme Court of Missouri · 1920

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