Legal Opinion
The Kansas Power & Light Company, State Corporation Commission of the State of Kansas, Intervening v. Burlington Northern Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 23, 1984No. 82-2095, 82-2166 and 83-1277PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM E. DOYLE, Circuit Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
This is an action which was instituted by The Kansas Power & Light Company (KPL). The allegation was that there was a breach of contract on the part of Burlington Northern Railroad Company. KPL sought a declaratory order that the parties had entered into an enforceable contract and a permanent injunction prohibiting BN from breaching the contract. The basic issue is whether a contract existed.
Burlington Northern (BN) denies that it entered into an enforceable contract with KPL, and thus, whether there was indeed a contract in effect is the basic…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- McNair v. KnottSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
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