City of Dallas v. Dallas Telephone Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Texas; James C. Wilson, Judge. Suit by the Dallas Telephone Company against the City of Dallas and others. From an order granting a temporary injunction, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Circuit Judge.
The Dallas Telephone Company is a corporation of the state of Texas, formed by the consolidation, of two telephone plants owned by two telephone companies in operation in the city of Dallas, Tex. Said merger was consented to, and the right and franchise to acquire, maintain, and operate the consolidated system and its extensions granted, and its future regulation provided for, by an ordinance of the city of Dallas which provided that all rights granted and held thereunder were subject to and governed by the charter of said city.
The existing telephone companies were merged…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Home Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. City of Los AngelesSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Columbus Railway, Power & Light Co. v. City of ColumbusSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co. v. Railroad CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- San Antonio Traction Co. v. AltgeltSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- City of Toledo v. Toledo Rys. & Light Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1919
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Ex Parte CollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
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- Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Railroad & Public Utilities CommissionDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1921
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