Supreme Court of Kansas April 11, 1914, No. 19,186 (State ex rel. Dawson v. Leavenworth City & Fort Leavenworth Water Co.)

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Porter, J.:

In 1882 the city of Leavenworth, a city of the first class, granted a franchise to the defendant to use the streets, alleys and grounds of the city for the purpose of placing water pipes therein and to furnish the city and its inhabitants with water.