American Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Secretary of State
Michigan Supreme Court
Mandamus by the American Telephone & Telegraph Company to compel Frederick C. Martindale, secretary of State, to issue a certificate of authority.
1Opinion of the CourtBrooke, J.
The relator is a corporation, organized in 1885, under an act of the legislature of the State of New York, entitled: “An act to provide for the incorporation and regulation of telegraph companies.” By judicial construction of the courts of the State of New York, it has been determined that companies organized under this act, including relator, may lawfully conduct a telephone business as well as a telegraph business. Hudson River Telephone Co. v. Railroad Co., 56 Hun, 67 (9 N. Y. Supp. 177); 61 Hun, 140 (15 N. Y. Supp. 752); 135 N. Y. 393 (32 N. E. 148, 17 L. R. A. 674, 31 Am. St. Rep. 838);…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Eels v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Hudson River Telephone Co. v. Watervliet Turnpike & Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Thompson v. WatersMichigan Supreme Court · 1872
- Village of Carthage v. Central New York Telephone & Telegraph Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1906
- City of Rochester v. Bell Telephone Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
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3Cited by3 opinions
- American Automobile Insurance v. Commissioner of InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1913
- People Ex Rel. Attorney General v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1928
- Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion, Texas Attorney General Reports1940