Texas Telephone Co. v. City of Mart
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, McLennan County; Richard I. Munroe, Judge. Action by the City of Mart and others against the Texas Telephone Company and another. Prom a judgment for plaintiffs, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, J.
Appellee, tile city of Mart, and certain subscribers to appellant’s local telephone exchange, suing for themselves and all others similarly situated, brought suit to restrain appellant from charging such subscribers more than $1.50 per month for use of its residence telephones, and more than $3 per month for use of its business telephones.
It was alleged, in substance: Th?it the city of Mart was a town of less than 5,000 inhabitants, incorporated under the general laws of Texas; and that the Texas Telephone Company was a corporation, operating a local telephone exchange in said town. That on…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- City of Brownwood v. Brown Telegraph & Telephone Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1913
- Athens Telephone Co. v. City of AthensCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1915
- Athens Telephone Co. v. City of AthensCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914
- Bastin Telephone Co. v. MountCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1917
3Cited by7 opinions
- Alphine Telephone Corp. v. McCallTexas Supreme Court · 1944
- Fink v. City of ClarendonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1926
- First Texas Prudential Ins. Co. v. SmallwoodCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1922
- General Telephone Co. of Southwest v. Cities LittlefieldCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. v. City of TexarkanaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1938
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