Legal Opinion

Wichita Water Co. v. City of Wichita

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided June 10, 1916No. 20,015PublishedCited by 19 opinions

Appeal from Sedgwick district court, division No. 2; Thornton W. Sargent, judge.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

The Wichita Water Company sued the city of Wichita on three counts, (a.) for labor and materials used in protecting a bridge and one of its approaches which were threatened by a flood in January, 1910; (5) for water used in wagons for flushing and sprinkling the streets; and (c) for expenses incurred in changing water mains and hydrants to conform to the grades and elevations of the new union depot in Wichita.

A demurrer to the evidence was sustained as to the first and third causes of action. The water company was given judgment for $75 and…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Springfield Fire & Marine Insurance v. Village of KeesevilleNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
  2. Crowder v. Town of SullivanIndiana Supreme Court · 1891
  3. Anderson v. FullerSupreme Court of Florida · 1906
  4. State v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1885
  5. City of Emporia v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1913

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Brown v. Wichita State UniversitySupreme Court of Kansas · 1975
  2. City of Cape Girardeau v. HunzeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1926
  3. Krantz v. City of HutchinsonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1948
  4. Rose v. City of GypsumSupreme Court of Kansas · 1919
  5. Kaw Valley Drainage District v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1916

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