1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Kan.
  4. 180 Kan.
  5. 180 Kan. 454 (1956)
 

CITIES SERVICE GAS CO. v. STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION

Nos. 40,402, 40,403

180 Kan. 454 (1956)

304 P.2d 528

CITIES SERVICE GAS COMPANY, a Corporation, Appellant, v. STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF KANSAS, HARRY SNYDER, JR., Chairman, RICHARD C. BYRD and JOHN I. YOUNG, as Members of said Commission, and their respective successors in Office, Appellees. THE CITY OF BELOIT, KANSAS, and 145 other Kansas Cities (Anthony, Atchison, Augusta, Axtell, Baldwin, Barnard, Baxter Springs, Belle Plaine, Belleville, Blue Rapids, Bogue, Buffalo, Buhler, Burns, Burr Oak, Cedar Vale, Chapman, Cherryvale, Chetopa, Clay Center, Clifton, Coffeyville, Colwich, Conway Springs, Council Grove, Countryside, Dearing, Dighton, Downs, Edgerton, Elgin, Ellinwood, Ellis, Emporia, Ensign, Esbon, Formoso, Fort Scott, Fowler, Frankfort, Galena, Garfield, Garnett, Gem, Geuda Springs, Girard, Glasco, Goodland, Great Bend, Greensburg, Gypsum, Haddam, Halstead, Hanover, Hays, Herington, Hill City, Hillsboro, Holton, Horton, Huron, Independence, Iola, Jetmore, Junction City, Kanopolis, Kensington, Kingman, La Harpe, Lawrence, Leavenworth, Lebanon, Lenexa, LeRoy, Lincoln Center, Lindsborg, Little River, Longton, Luray, Lyndon, McPherson, Macksville, Madison, Mahaska, Mankato, Marysville, Meriden, Miltonvale, Minneapolis, Morrill, Mulvane, Munden, Merriam, Narka, Natoma, Neodesha, Ness City, Newton, Norcatur, Norton, Oakley, Osawatomie, Osage City, Plainville, Pomona, Prairie Village, Pratt, Preston, Quenemo, Ramona, Rantoul, Reserve, Roeland Park, St. Francis, St. Marys, Scammon, Scott City, Sedan, Sedgwick, Seneca, Shawnee, Silver Lake, Sterling, Stockton, Sylvan Grove, Thayer, Topeka, Toronto, Turon, WaKeeney, Wamego, Washington, Waterville, Waverly, Weir, Wellington, Westmoreland, Whitewater, Whiting, Williamsburg, Wilson), Appellants, v. STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION, et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed December 8, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark H. Adams, of Wichita, and Joe Rolston, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, argued the cause, and M.F. Cosgrove, of Topeka, D.B. Lang, of Scott City, Conrad C. Mount, O.R. Stites and Gordon J. Quilter, all of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, were with them on the briefs for the appellant Cities Service Gas Company.

Ralph W. Oman, of Topeka, argued the cause, and Robert L. Webb, Philip E. Buzick, Robert A. McClure, and James D. Waugh, all of Topeka, were with him on the briefs for the appellant Cities.

C.C. Linley, general counsel, State Corporation Commission, of Topeka, and Dale M. Stucky, special counsel, of Wichita, argued the cause, and Charles R. Escola, assistant general counsel, of Topeka, and Howard T. Fleeson and Wayne Coulson, of counsel, both of Wichita, and Don C. Smith, special counsel, of Dodge City, were with them on the briefs for the appellees.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

PARKER, J.:

The present appeals, consolidated for purposes of review in this court, challenge the validity of an order of the State Corporation Commission (hereinafter referred to as the Commission) subsequently upheld in a review proceeding by the district court of Finney County, fixing a minimum price of eleven cents per thousand cubic feet, 14.65# p.s.i.a., at the wellhead for all persons, firms or corporations...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases