WHEAT STATE TELEPHONE CO. v. STATE CORPORATION COMM.

No. 44,145

195 Kan. 268 (1965)

403 P.2d 1019

THE WHEAT STATE TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC., and STOCKHOLDERS OF DeSOTO MUTUAL TELEPHONE COMPANY, Appellants, v. THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF KANSAS; WILLIAM L. MITCHELL, as Chairman; JOHN C. WOELK, as Commissioner; HARRY G. WILES, as Commissioner, and Their Respective Successors in Office, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed July 10, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Caplinger, of Topeka, argued the cause and was on the briefs for the appellants.

E. Edward Johnson, of Topeka, General Counsel for the State Corporation Commission, argued the cause and was on the briefs for the appellees.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

PARKER, C.J.:

This is an appeal from an order of the district court dismissing an application for review of orders of the State Corporation Commission.

The facts are not in dispute and will be highly summarized.

The DeSoto Mutual Telephone Company filed an application with the State Corporation Commission for permission to cease its telephone operations. Subsequently the Wheat State Telephone Company...

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