City of Quitman v. Elder

W. F. Elder brought this action against the City of Quitman and the Southeastern Telephone Company, and alleged substantially as follows: that the City of Quitman sold electricity to the citizens of Quitman for a profit; that the Southeastern Telephone Company owned and operated a telephone system in said city, furnishing telephone service to its citizens; that among ether lines the city owned and operated a line of wires, posts, etc., located on the east side of South Court Street in said city; that there were a number of wires located on said line about thirty feet south of the southeastern…