Legal Opinion

City of Brownwood v. Brown Telegraph & Telephone Co.

Texas Supreme Court

Decided June 18, 1913No. 2517PublishedCited by 41 opinions

Error to the Court o£ Civil Appeals, Third District, in an appeal from Brown County. The telephone company sued the city for and obtained an' injunction. The judgment was affirmed on defendant’s appeal, and thereupon it obtained a writ of error.

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Brown

The writ of error was granted in this case in order that this court might have the benefit of a discussion of the issues of law which are important. We have heard counsel on each side present ably and elaborately the issues as they respectively believe them to be applicable to the facts.

In his usual careful and thorough manner Judge Rice has stated the ease and carefully analyzed the facts. We adopt his statement as follows:

“This suit was brought by, appellee to restrain by injunction the officers and agents of appellant from prosecuting, arresting or in any manner interfering with appellee…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Co. v. Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1900

3Cited by41 opinions

  1. North East Independent School District v. AldridgeTexas Supreme Court · 1966
  2. City of Richardson v. Oncor Elec. Delivery Co.Texas Supreme Court · 2018
  3. Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P. v. Harris County Toll Road AuthorityTexas Supreme Court · 2009
  4. Harlingen Irrigation District Cameron County No. 1 v. Caprock Communications Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2001
  5. Alphine Telephone Corp. v. McCallTexas Supreme Court · 1944

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