City of Cimarron v. Midland Water, Light & Ice Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mason, J.:

The city of Cimarron in 1917 had an electric plant by means of which it provided current for its own use and also for the use of its residents, in furnishing heat, light and power. The plant proving too small for the demands upon it, the city entered into a contract with the Midland Water, Light and Ice Company, of Dodge City, to supply it with electricity for the purposes indicated for fifteen years at 3, 4 and 5 cents per kilowatt hour, according to the quantity used, for the first three years, and 3 cents thereafter. On January 15, 1920,…