Legal Opinion
City of Meridian v. Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 5, 1958No. 17100_1PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.
Brought by appellee against the City of Meridian under Sec. 2201, 28 U.S.C., the suit was for a declaratory judgment that Sec. 5(e) of House Bill 123, Chapter 372, Mississippi Laws of 1956, insofar as it requires plaintiff to pay two percent of the monthly service charges within its boundaries as compensation for use of its streets, alleys, and other public places, was unconstitutional and invalid.
The claim was:
1. That the plaintiff holds a perpetual and irrevocable grant from the State of Mississippi to use and occupy all highways and streets in the City of Meridian,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- St. Louis v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1893
- City of Memphis v. Postal Telegraph Cable Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1906
- Willmut Gas & Oil Co. v. Covington CountyMississippi Supreme Court · 1954
- Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. City of MeridianDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1957
3Cited by8 opinions
- City of Meridian v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Robert T. Guiney, Etc. v. Francis M. Roache, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. City of MeridianMississippi Supreme Court · 1961
- Callais Cablevision, Inc. v. Houma Cablevision, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
- City of St. Louis v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1988
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