WICHITA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE v. STATE CORPORATION COMM.

No. 40,011

179 Kan. 386 (1956)

295 P.2d 670

THE WICHITA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Appellee, v. THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF KANSAS, et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed April 7, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. William Townsend, of Topeka, and A. Wayne Murphy, of Wichita, argued the cause, and C.C. Linley, Harold E. Jones, J.B. Reeves, and Clayton M. Davis, all of Topeka, and Payne H. Ratner, Louise Mattox, Payne H. Ratner, Jr., Russell Cranmer, Dale B. Stinson, Jr., Cliff W. Ratner, William L. Fry, Ray A. Overpeck, Bernard V. Borst, H.K. Greenleaf, Jr., and D. Clifford Allison, all of Wichita, were with them on the briefs for the appellants.

Verne M. Laing, of Wichita, argued the cause, and Lester L. Morris, Ferd E. Evans, Jr., and Ralph R. Brock, all of Wichita, were with him on the briefs for the appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

ROBB, J.:

This was an appeal from the trial court's order overruling motions to dismiss, a motion to strike, and demurrers filed by the different appellants attacking appellee's application under G.S. 1949, 66-118c, for a review of an order made by the state corporation commission involving freight rates and service of appellant motor common carriers.

The first question raised by appellee challenges the right...

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