Reimer v. K N Energy, Inc.

In these two suits, which have been consolidated for argument in this court, the plaintiff-appellant, Henry E Reimer, challenges, on his own behalf and purportedly on behalf of others similarly situated, the validity of the $4-per-month minimum customer service rate which defendant-appellee, K N Energy, Inc., a supplier of natural gas, charges under a municipal franchise and ordinance. Specifically, he seeks to enjoin K N Energy from collecting the disputed rate from himself and others (for heating use only purchases in case No. 85-322 and for unlimited use purchases in case No. 85-323), to…