UNITED TEL. CO. OF KANSAS v. CITY OF HILL CITY

No. 72,605

258 Kan. 208 (1995)

UNITED TELEPHONE COMPANY OF KANSAS, Plaintiff/Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. THE CITY OF HILL CITY, KANSAS, and THE CITY OF BOGUE, KANSAS, Defendants/Appellants/Cross-Appellees, and THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF GRAHAM COUNTY, KANSAS, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed July 14, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William B. Elliott, of Hill City, argued the cause and was on the brief for appellant/cross-appellee City of Hill City.

Kenneth Clark, of Clark, Shelton, & Pratt, P.A., of Hill City, argued the cause, and Jones & Weller, P.A., of Hill City, and James M. Caplinger, of Topeka, were with him on the briefs for appellant/cross-appellee City of Bogue.

Denton C. Roberts, of Overland Park, argued the cause, and C. Michael Lennen, of Morris, Laing, Evans, Brock & Kennedy, Chartered, of Wichita, and Stephen D. Minnis, of Overland Park, were with him on the brief for appellee/cross-appellant United Telephone Company of Kansas.

Robert W. Parnacott, assistant general counsel, and Brian J. Moline, general counsel, were on the brief for amicus curiae the Kansas Corporation Commission.

Michael C. Cavell and Michael G. Smith, of Topeka, were on the brief for amicus curiae Southwestern Bell Telephone Company.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

DAVIS, J.:

This case involves a dispute between United Telephone Company of Kansas (United), a Kansas public utility telephone company, and two Kansas cities of the third class, Hill City and Bogue. United seeks to improve its residential services within such cities but the cities, dissatisfied with those services, have refused permission for United to enter and place its improvements within their respective cities...

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