Water Dist. No. 1 of Johnson County v. Mission Hills Country Club

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Six, J.:

This case probes the interplay between a water district’s claim of exclusive control of piped treated water service within its boundaries and a water user’s dual counter contentions of no exclusivity and a violation of the Commerce Clause, U.S. Const., art. 1, § 8, cl. 3. Defendant Mission Hills Country Club (Club) appeals from summary judgment in a declaratory judgment action filed by plaintiff Water District No. 1 (District). The trial court enjoined the Club from buying water from the Kansas City, Missouri, water department and piping the…