Northern Natural Gas Co. v. Williams

I concur in the holding of the court that the district court’s consideration of issues asserted by Northern as to the statewide assessment of its property is a nullity. That specific issue was advanced by the utility in Northern Natural Gas Co. v. Bender, 208 Kan. 135, 490 P. 2d 399, and determined adversely to its contention. (See Syl. ¶ 1, quoted in the court’s opinion.) Rut that is the extent to which I concur.

The issue presented concerns only Northern’s claim that the 1969 assessments of real property in Rice County resulted in invidious discrimination. However, it is clear to me that,…