Pipelines declared common carriers

55-501. Pipelines declared common carriers. All pipelines laid, built or maintained for the conveyance of crude oil within the state of Kansas are hereby declared to be common carriers, and said conveyance of said oil shall be in the manner and under the restrictions in this act provided. History: L. 1905, ch. 315, § 1; February 28; R.S. 1923, 55-501. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Maximum rate case; section cited and construed. Tucker v. Railway Co., 82 Kan. 222, 225, 108 P. 89. Reversed: Missouri Pacific Ry. Co. v. Tucker, 230 U.S. 340, 33 S. Ct. 961, 57 L. Ed. 1507. 2. Implied covenant to develop held not breached; "prudent development" defined. Fischer v. Magnolia Petroleum Co., 156 Kan. 367, 379, 133 P.2d 95. 3. Section not applicable to oil pipe lines engaged in interstate commerce. State, ex rel., v. Sinclair Pipe Line Co., 180 Kan. 425, 426, 427, 433, 304 P.2d 930. 4. Jurisdiction of corporation commission; sale of part of interstate pipe line; requiring oil company to continue to buy oil. Sinclair Pipe Line Company v. Snyder, 147 F. Supp. 632, 635. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026