Legal Opinion
Mahan v. Michigan Telephone Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided February 17, 1903No. Docket No. 41PublishedCited by 14 opinions
Certiorari to Wayne; Brooke, Frazer, Carpenter, Hosmer, and Rohnert, JJ. Mandamus by John Mahan to compel the Michigan Telephone Company and the Detroit Telephone Company to furnish service to. relator. From an order granting the writ, respondents bring certiorari.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
The opinion of the circuit judges, prepared by Judge Brooke, states the issue and discusses the points involved in this case so clearly that we quote it at length:
“This is a petition by the relator against the respondent the Michigan Telephone Company for a writ of mandamus to compel said respondent to give petitioner access to the subscribers to the telephone system owned and operated by the Michigan Telephone Company in the city of Detroit. The facts of the case may be briefly stated as follows: For some years prior to the 14th day of March, 1896, the respondent the Michigan Telephone…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Michigan Telephone Co. v. City of Benton HarborMichigan Supreme Court · 1899
- Michigan Telephone Co. v. City of St. JosephMichigan Supreme Court · 1899
3Cited by14 opinions
- State ex rel. Goodwine v. CadwalladerIndiana Supreme Court · 1909
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- Lenawee County Gas & Electric Co. v. City of AdrianMichigan Supreme Court · 1920
- City of Traverse City v. Citizens' Telephone Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1917
- City of Mitchell v. Dakota Central Telephone Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1910
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