City of Wichita v. Missouri & Kansas Telephone Co.
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Sedgwick district court; D. M. Dale, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Atkinson, J.
This suit was commenced in the district court of Sedgwick county by the city of Wichita, a city of the first class, against the Missouri & Kansas Telephone Company, a corporation. In plaintiff’s amended petition it was alleged that defendant was wrongfully obstructing the streets and alleys of the city by placing therein its poles and wires and by maintaining and extending its telephone system without the authority, consent or permission of the city. An injunction to prevent a further obstruction of the streets and alleys was asked, and it…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Frost v. WenieSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- State v. YardleyTennessee Supreme Court · 1895
- State v. BarrettSupreme Court of Kansas · 1882
- Northwestern Telephone Exchange Co. v. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
- Hudson River Telephone Co. v. Watervliet Turnpike & Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1892
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- State ex rel. Shaver v. Iowa Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1915
- State ex rel. Schenck v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Kansas · 1910
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