Burrall v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.

Plaintiff in error filed her bill of complaint in the circuit court of Henry county praying for an injunction to restrain the defendant in error from further trespasses upon a public highway the fee of which was in the complainant, and to compel it to remove its telephone poles and wires therefrom. The bill was answered, and, a replication having been filed, the issues were referred to the master in chanceiy to take the evidence and report the same, with his conclusions. After the bill was filed the defendant entered upon the highway and made substantial additions to its telephone line by…