Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Union Pacific Railway Co.
United States Circuit Court
In Equity. Demurrer to Amended Bill.
1Opinion of the CourtMcCrary, C. J.
The demurrer to the original bill having been sustained on the ground of the immorality of a material part of the contract,* set out and made the sole basis of the relief sought, the plaintiff filed an amended bill, which is now before me for consideration; counsel having agreed that the motion to dissolve the injunction shall be regarded as a general demurrer to the amended bill. The part of the contract held vicious is the clause providing for the transmission free of charge of private, social, and family messages of the executive officers of the railway company.
The amended bill makes…
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