Wright v. Iredell Telephone Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by plaintiff from Ilorton, J., at chambers, 6 May, 1921, from Doeham. Civil action for writ of mandamus to require tbe defendant to transfer and issue to tbe plaintiff certain certificates of its corporate stock.
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Appeal by plaintiff from Ilorton, J., at chambers, 6 May, 1921, from Doeham. Civil action for writ of mandamus to require tbe defendant to transfer and issue to tbe plaintiff certain certificates of its corporate stock. Tbe facts are fully set out in tbe judgment of tbe Superior Court: “This cause was regularly instituted in the Superior Court of Durham County by issuance of summons on 26 May, 1920, complaint and answer were duly filed, and it was agreed by the parties that the court should find the facts and enter judgment in accordance with such finding of facts, and after hearing the…
1Opinion of the CourtStacy, J.
It appears from the facts found by his Honor and embodied in the judgment of the Superior Court, that prior to the year 1906, the people of Statesville and Iredell County enjoyed the benefits of a locally owned, independent, telephone system. The Southern Bell Telephone Company had repeatedly made application to the board of aldermen of the city of Statesville for a franchise to establish its system in said community, but this request had been consistently denied. Whereupon, in 1906, the Southern Bell Telephone Company, without notice to the board of aldermen or the citizens of Statesville,…
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- White v. . KincaidSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1908
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- Sheppard v. Rockingham Power Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1909
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