Wichita officials respond to T-Mobile lawsuit saying, City Council can’t be sued

Wichita officials respond to a lawsuit by T-Mobile against The City of Wichita and the Wichita City Council.

T-Mobile alleges that The City of Wichita violated the Telecommunications Act of 1996 when a “conditional use permit application” requested by the phone carrier was denied by the city.

The suit includes Wichita City Council as a defendant, however, a government body is “not capable to sue, or be sued” according to previous court precedents.

(Read more: KSN-TV)