Commonwealth Telephone Co. v. Paley

The following opinion was filed December 9, 1930:

Owen, J.

The Commonwealth Telephone Company is the proprietor of a telephone system and lines, with its principal place of business at Madison, Wisconsin. It maintains a telephone exchange at the city of Mineral Point. On or about the 20th of March, 1929, it had in its possession at Mineral Point a quantity of junk consisting of copper, copper wire, and lead cable resulting from its reconstruction work at that point. It desired to sell the same, and advertised for bids. Sam Mead, a junk dealer at Mineral Point, telephoned his bid into the…