Legal Opinion
Western Union Tel. Co. v. Pennsylvania Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Pennsylvania
Decided October 6, 1903No. 46PublishedCited by 5 opinions
In Equity. On demurrer to bill.
1Opinion of the Court
BUFFINGTON, District Judge.
This is a demurrer to a bill in equity filed by the Western Union Telegraph Company against the Pennsylvania Company, lessee of the Cleveland & Pittsburg Railroad Company. The bill is based upon an agreement entered into in October, 1856, between the Western Union Telegraph Company and the Cleveland & Pittsburg Railroad Company; and the rights of the complainant herein considered arise under that contract, and an alleged subsequent parol modification thereof. On June 2, 1902, the Pennsylvania Company, the successor of the Cleveland & Pittsburg Railroad Company,…
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- Northern Central Railway Co. v. Canton Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1869
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