Legal Opinion
Qwest Corp. v. City of Chandler
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided August 27, 2009No. 1 CA-CV 07-0852PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KESSLER, Judge.
¶ 1 In this appeal, we consider whether a pre-statehood franchise for electric telegraph service under Chapter 53, § 1 of the Compiled Laws of Arizona (1877) (the “1877 Law”) exempts Qwest Corporation and Qwest Broadband Services, Inc. (collectively “Qwest”) from having to pay the costs of relocating its telephone and cable lines from a public right of way when those lines interfere with a public purpose. We hold the franchise does not exempt Qwest from paying the relocation costs. Accordingly, we reverse the superior court and direct it to enter judgment for the City of…
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