Collins v. Miami County Gas Co.

Citations

• 104 Kan. 735
• 180 P. 769
• 1919 Kan. LEXIS 348

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Gas Franchise — Rules Relating to Installment of Gas Meters — ■Money Deposit Required in Advance. A gas company that purchases a gas plant which is furnishing gas to the inhabitants of a city may legally establish and enforce a rule, or continue one that has been established, which requires all persons who thereafter desire to have a gas meter installed on their premises and to have their premises connected with the pipe lines so as to be supplied with gas, to deposit five dollars for the gas meter, the property of the company, and on surrender of the meter in good condition, ordinary wear excepted, and on payment of all dues for gas used, the deposit, with six per cent interest, to be returned to the depositor.</p> <p>2. Same — Rule Requiring Money Deposit Not Discriminatory. Under the circumstances described in the first paragraph of this syllabus, the fact that .a deposit had not been required of those who had meters installed and their premises connected with the pipe lines previous to the time the rule was established, does not render its application discriminatory.</p>