New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk Telegraph Co. v. Dolan

Rodney, J.,

delivering the opinion of the Court:

The entire question here involved is one of statutory interpretation. The research of counsel has, admittedly, disclosed no statute of any other jurisdiction bearing any similarity to the one before this court, nor has a thorough examination by this court brought any to light. Citations of other courts, can, therefore, be of no assistance, and we must look to the statute itself for its true meaning. While the issue is a narrow one, the question is important and interesting, and its answer may, like most cases of pure statutory interpretation, be…