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WATER, LIGHT & GAS COMPANY v. CITY OF HUTCHINSON, KANSAS
212 U.S. 555·Supreme Court of the United States·1908
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Opinion
WATER, LIGHT & GAS COMPANY v. CITY OF HUTCHINSON, KANSAS.
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS.
No. 21.
Argued November 13, 1908.
Decided November 16, 1908.
Water, Light & Gas Co. v. Hutchinson, 207 U. S. 385, in which it was held that an exclusive franchise cannot, under the statutes of Kansas, be granted by ordinance by a city of the second class, followed.
Mr. Howard S. Lewis, Mr. H. Whiteside, Mr. John F. Dillon, Mr. Harry Hubbard and Mr. Frank Dosier for appellant.
Mr. Max Pam and Mr. A. C. Mallory for appellees.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam:]
Per Curiam:
Affirmed with costs, on authority of Water, Light & Gas Co. of Hutchinson v. The City of Hutchinson, 207 U. S. 385.