FRIENDS OF BETHANY PLACE v. CITY OF TOPEKA

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shelly T. Starr , assistant city attorney, argued the cause, and Eric B. Smith , assistant city attorney, Mary Beth Murdock , chief of litigation, and Jackie Williams , city attorney, were on the briefs for appellant City of Topeka.

Nathan D. Leadstrom , of Goodell, Stratton, Edmonds & Palmer, L.L.P., of Topeka, argued the cause, and H. Philip Elwood , of the same firm, was with him on the briefs for intervenors/appellants Grace Cathedral and The Episcopal Diocese of Kansas, Inc.

Pedro L. Irigonegaray , of Irigonegaray & Associates, of Topeka, argued the cause, and Shelley Hickman Clark , of University of Kansas School of Law, of Lawrence, was with him on the briefs for appellee Friends of Bethany Place, Inc.

Sandra Jacquot , general counsel, and Donald L. Moler, Jr. , executive director, of League of Kansas Municipalities, of Topeka, were on the brief for amicus curiae League of Kansas Municipalities.

Derenda J. Mitchell and Michael J. Smith , assistant attorneys general, and Steve Six , attorney general, were on the brief for amicus curiae Kansas State Historical Society.