Legal Opinion
Midland Realty Co. v. Kansas City Power & Light Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 1, 1937No. 217PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Butlee
The questions for decision are whether, as construed in this case by the highest court of Missouri, the statutes of that State regulating public utilities violate Art. I, § 10 of the Constitution of the United States, declaring that “No State shall. . . pass any . . . Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts ...,” or § 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment declaring “nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.”
Appellee was plaintiff and appellant defendant below. They made a contract whereby the former for specified rates agreed to furnish the…
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