Postal Telegraph-Cable Co. v. City & County of San Francisco
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco. George A. Sturte* vant, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. George Lull, City Attorney, and Chas. S. Peery, Assistant City Attorney, for Appellant.
1Opinion of the CourtRichards, J.
The plaintiff and respondent herein is a telegraph corporation operating under the provisions of an act of Congress enacted on July 24, 1866 [14 Stats. 221; 9 Fed. Stats. Ann., 2d ed., pp. 505-518; U. S. Comp. Stats., secs. 10072-10077], commonly known as the “Post Roads Act” and is a public utility within the meaning and effect of the Public Utilities Act of the state of California; and as such it had established, maintained, and operated, as a part of its interstate and foreign telegraph system, wires inclosed in conduits along and beneath the surface of Market Street, in the city of San…
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