Lashley Telephone Co. v. Durbin

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Clay

Reversing.

In the year 1917, Charles Lashley and his two sons began the erection of a telephone system in Edmonson oounty, for the purpose of affording communication between persons living in that neighborhood. T. L. Bush, who owned a farm, not only encouraged and contributed to the enterprise, but gave the Lashleys permission to construct the system over his farm. Thereupon the Lash*793leys erected fifteen telephone poles with cross arms on Bush’s land, and strung thereon two lines of four wires. Afterwards, the Lashley Telephone Company was incorporated and…