Breeden v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.

This suit was filed by a group of citizens and taxpayers of Jefferson County against Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company. The purpose of the suit was, first, a mandatory injunction requiring the Telephone Company to extend its service to a community known as Kansas Community and, second, for the penalty provided under Code Section 3107 of Williams’ Annotated Code because it is averred that the Company failed to make an extension of their service upon due request.

The bill alleges that those bringing the suit live in a community or area of Jefferson County known as the Talbott-Kansas…