Legal Opinion

Postal Telegraph Cable Co. v. Charleston

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided May 14, 1894No. 1,009PublishedCited by 70 opinions

.APPEAL FROM THE OIEOUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA. The case is stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

•Mr. Justice Shiras

delivered the opinion of the court.

On the first day of July, 1892, the. Postal Telegraph Gable Company, a corporation of the State of New York, filed in the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of South Carolina a bill of complaint against the city .of Charleston, a municipal corporation of the State of South Carolina, and 'William L. Campbell and Glenn E. Davis, citizens of the State of South Carolina, and respectively sheriff and treasurer of said city, seeking to restrain, the collection of a license imposed upon the said Postal Telegraph Cable Company by…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Leloup v. Port of MobileSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
  2. Reading Railroad Company v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
  3. Telegraph Co. v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
  4. Pacific Express Co. v. SeibertSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  5. Ratterman v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1888

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3Cited by70 opinions

  1. Rast v. Van Deman & Lewis Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1916
  2. Sprout v. South BendSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
  3. Emert v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  4. Bowman v. Continental Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
  5. Tanner v. LittleSupreme Court of the United States · 1916

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