City of Jacksonville v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Supreme Court of Florida
This case was decided by the court En Banc. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval county. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHocker, J.
Appellee, a corporation, operating and maintaining a telephone exchange business in the city of Jacksonville since 1890, on the first day of February, 1909, file a bill in the Circuit Court of Duval county against appellant praying an injunction against the enforcement of a certain órdinance known as “ordinance No. J-57, being Bill No. J-103,entitled an ordinance regulating and fixing maximum rates to be charged by telephone companies using the streets o'f the City of' Jacksonville, Fla., and prescribing a penalty for the violation thereof,” passed January 25, 1909, and approved January 26,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State ex rel. Ellis v. Tampa Water Works Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1908
- City of St. Louis v. Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1888
- Hardee v. BrownSupreme Court of Florida · 1908
- State ex rel. Wisconsin Telephone Co. v. City of SheboyganWisconsin Supreme Court · 1901
- Jacksonville Electric Light Co. v. City of JacksonvilleSupreme Court of Florida · 1895
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- City of Winchester v. Winchester Water Works Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Gwin v. City of TallahasseeSupreme Court of Florida · 1961