Legal Opinion
City of Wichita v. Wichita Gas Co.
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided November 3, 1928No. 28,344PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Dawson, J.:
The city of Wichita brought this action in the district court of Sedgwick county against the Wichita Gas Company, praying for a declaratory judgment to determine the validity of one of its city ordinances under which a franchise for the use of the streets of Wichita for a gas-distributing plant had been granted to defendant’s predecessor, the Kansas Gas and Electric Company.
*765The franchise was granted in February, 1922, and the corporate duties imposed by its terms were promptly undertaken by the grantee, and the financial investment in…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Lynch v. ChaseSupreme Court of Kansas · 1895
- City of Arkansas City v. TurnerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1924
- State v. DavisSupreme Court of Kansas · 1924
- City of Wichita v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Kansas · 1922
- Kaw Valley Drainage District v. City of Kansas CitySupreme Court of Kansas · 1925
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3Cited by15 opinions
- State v. WoodmanSupreme Court of Kansas · 1928
- Southern Kansas Stage Lines Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Kansas · 1932
- State ex rel. Boynton v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Kansas · 1932
- Kershaw v. BRULEIGH COUNTYNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1951
- Gas Service Co. v. Consolidated Gas Utilities Corp.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1937
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