State ex rel. Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Co. v. Mayor of Red Lodge
Montana Supreme Court
Appeal from. District Court, Carbon County j Frank Henry, Judge. Mandamus by tbe state, on the' relation of the Rooky Mountain Bell Telephone Company, against the mayor and city council of the city of Red Lodge and the city of Red Lodge. From a judgment denying the writ, and from an order denying a new trial, relator appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
MR. COMMISSIONER POORMAN
prepared the following opinion for the court:
The relator and appellant is a foreign corporation engaged in constructing, maintaining and operating telephone lines in the state of Montana, and through said state into- other states. Desiring to construct a line into- and through the city of Red Lodge, in Montana, to do business in said city, and to-connect with, its line in the state of Wyoming, the relator served upon the mayor and city council of the city of Red Lodge a demand that they designate the places for the erection of the necessary poles and fixtures for the…
Also in this document: Per curiam.
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Northwestern Telephone Exchange Co. v. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
- Wisconsin Telephone Co. v. City of OshkoshWisconsin Supreme Court · 1884
- Michigan Telephone Co. v. City of Benton HarborMichigan Supreme Court · 1899
- State ex rel. Wisconsin Telephone Co. v. City of SheboyganWisconsin Supreme Court · 1901
- In re O'BrienMontana Supreme Court · 1904
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3Cited by21 opinions
- City of Tulsa v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1935
- Carey v. GuestMontana Supreme Court · 1927
- Sanderson v. TexarkanaSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1912
- Central Maine Power Co. v. Waterville Urban Renewal AuthoritySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1971
- State ex rel. Shaver v. Iowa Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1915
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