Legal Opinion
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Lee and Hanna
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided April 8, 1940No. 4-5843 and 4-5844PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBaker, J.
The two cases as above styled have been combined for disposition of the. appeals in one opinion. The general facts in each case are very similar; the defense raises the same general issues in both cases. Whatever distinguishing characteristics there may be will be set forth in our discussion. In each case the appellees filed suits to recover penalties, as provided for in § 14261 of Pope’s Digest, each charging that there had been discrimination by the telephone company against the plaintiff in not rendering’ the same flat rate service by the installation of business telephones, for which…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Yancey v. Batesville Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1907
- City of Fort Smith v. Department of Public UtilitiesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1938
- Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co. v. Sharp & WhiteSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1915
- Southeast Arkansas Telephone & Power Co. v. AllenSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1935
- Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. MatlockSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1937
3Cited by5 opinions
- Southwest Gas Corporation v. PUBLIC SERVICE COM'NNevada Supreme Court · 1970
- Southwestern Bell Tel. Co. v. Texas State OpticalCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1952
- Lee v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1942
- Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. HuttonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1942
- Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1940