Legal Opinion
City of Erie v. Erie Gas & Mineral Co.
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided June 6, 1908No. 15,592PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Error from Neosho district court; Leander Still-well, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
*349The opinion of the court was delivered by
Benson, J.:
The city of Erie voted $5000 in bonds to prospect for, and to secure a supply of, natural gas, and used $2700 of the amount in such 'undertaking. Its success was only partial. About the same time the defendant, the Erie Gas & Mineral Company, was engaged in mining for, and selling, natural gas in the same vicinity, and had made some progress and secured some gas. In this situation, on the 24th of August, 1900, the parties entered into a contract incorporated into an ordinance of the city, whereby the city agreed to turn over to the company…
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