Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. City of Louisville

Opinion by

Judge B-ees

— Overruling motion to dissolve temporary injunction.

This case is before me on a motion made by the defendant, city of Louisville, to dissolve a temporary injunction granted by the circuit court enjoining the city from enforcing an ordinance which provides for a reduction of plaintiff’s rates for local exchange telephone-service within the city of Louisville.

In its petition, the plaintiff alleged that the ordi nance was void (1) because tbe city is without power to regulate or change the rates of the telephone company; and (2) because the rates prescribed by the ordinance…