Title: Whitehead v. City of Fredonia

State: kansas

Issuer: Kansas Supreme Court

Document:

235 Kan. 321 (1984)
680 P.2d 286
MARVIN D. WHITEHEAD, et ux., et al., Appellees,
v.
THE CITY OF FREDONIA, a second class city, Appellant.
No. 55,034

Supreme Court of Kansas.
Opinion filed April 27, 1984.
Steven W. Rogers, of Fredonia, argued the cause and was on the brief for appellant.
David K. Clark, of Fredonia, argued the cause and was on the brief for appellees.
The opinion of the court was delivered by
HOLMES, J.:
The City of Fredonia appealed an order of the District Court of Wilson County which permanently enjoined the City from levying special assessments against the property of plaintiffs within a sewer benefit district. The district court found the City's actions to be arbitrary and capricious. That finding was reversed by the Court of Appeals in a published opinion (Whitehead v. City of Fredonia, 9 Kan. App.2d 90, 673 P.2d 125 [1983]), and we granted the plaintiffs' petition for review.
The opinion of the Court of Appeals adequately sets forth the facts and controlling law in this case. As pointed out by the Court of Appeals this Court, in Mullins v. City of El Dorado, 200 Kan. 336, 436 P.2d 837 (1968), held:
In Schulenberg v. City of Reading, 196 Kan. 43, 52, 410 P.2d 324 (1966), we said:
After a careful review of the record and the rather minimal evidence presented by the plaintiffs, and even though the City failed to put on any evidence, we concur in the Court of Appeals determination that the landowners failed to carry their heavy burden of proof. Davies v. City of Lawrence, 218 Kan. 551, 558, 545 P.2d 1115 (1976).
The judgment of the Court of Appeals reversing the judgment of the district court is affirmed and the judgment of the district court is reversed.
McFARLAND, J., dissenting.