CITY OF TOPEKA v. WATERTOWER PLACE DEV. GROUP

No. 78,862.

265 Kan. 148 (1998)

959 P.2d 894

CITY OF TOPEKA, a Kansas Municipal Corporation, Appellee, v. WATERTOWER PLACE DEVELOPMENT GROUP and WATERTOWER PLACE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed May 29, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dwight D. Sutherland, Jr., of Lathrop & Gage L.C., of Kansas City, Missouri, argued the cause and was on the brief for appellants.

Anne Lamborn Baker, of Wright, Henson, Somers, Sebelius, Clark & Baker, LLP, of Topeka, argued the cause, and Thomas E. Wright, of the same firm, was with her on the brief for appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

LOCKETT, J.:

The City of Topeka (City) and the Watertower Place Development Group (Watertower) entered into a contract giving Watertower exclusive rights to develop an area in the City. The City filed a declaratory action, claiming Watertower had breached the contract and, therefore, the City was no longer bound by the contract. Watertower filed a counterclaim for specific performance and monetary damages. The district...

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