City of Hutchinson v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.
Supreme Court of Kansas
Appeal from Reno district court; William G. Fairchild, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Johnston, C. J.:
This action was brought in the district court of Reno county by the city of Hutchinson, and L. D. Ferguson, for himself and 3,590 other telephone subscribers of *546the city, against the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company to enjoin the enforcement of rates for telephone service which the company had promulgated on its own motion, and which had not been approved by the public utilities'commission, on the ground that they were excessive, unreasonable and illegal. Upon a hearing the court found that the rates promulgated by the telephone…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- State ex rel. Caster v. Kansas Postal-Telegraph-Cable Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1915
- Union Pacific Railroad v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Kansas · 1915
- State ex rel. Marshall v. Wyandotte County Gas Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1912
- Clay County Cooperative Telephone Ass'n v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1920
- Emporia Telephone Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Kansas · 1916
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3Cited by6 opinions
- City of Hutchinson v. Hutchinson Gas Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1928
- City of Independence v. HindenachSupreme Court of Kansas · 1936
- Coffeyville Gas & Fuel Co. v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Kansas · 1924
- Holton Creamery Co. v. BrownSupreme Court of Kansas · 1935
- Board of County Commissioners v. American Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1930
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