Pawley v. Glasscock

Opinion op the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner—

Affirming.

In tbe fall of 1927, the appellant, John Pawley, and five other farmers, by their contribution of labor, material, and money, built a one-wire neighborhood telephone line from Pawley’s residence in a southerly direction to Glasscock’s and beyond to other neighbors. It was understood that eventually the line should be extended northwestwardly from Pawley’s to Hardin Springs. It appears that Pawley purchased his own telephone instrument (as did others), and contributed $1.97 as his share of the cost of the wire and insulators.

In the early…