Byron Telephone Co. v. Sheets
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Ogle County; the Hon. Richard S. Farrand, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the April -term, 1905.
1Opinion of the Court
Hr. Presiding Justice Vickers
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an appeal from a judgment of. the Circuit Court of Ogle County in favor of appellee for $150 damages caused by the loss of her clothing in a fíré which it is alleged was originated by the wires of the appellant, the Byron Telephone Company. When the appellant originally installed its telephone system in the city of Byron a ground wire was put in for each ’phone. Subsequently, with a view of improving the service, the ground wires were all removed except one at the switchboard and one at the cable pole and a third one was…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- City of Joliet v. VerleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1864
- Griffin v. United Electric Light Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1895
- Brown v. Edison Electric Illuminating Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1900
- McKay & Roche v. Southern Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1895
- Griffith v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1900
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- Warren v. Missouri & Kansas Telephone Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1917
- Willson v. Colorado & Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1914
- Wells Bros. v. FlanaganAppellate Court of Illinois · 1908