Postal Telegraph Cable Co. v. City of Norfolk
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court in the city of Norfolk rendered July 9, 1901, affirming a judgment of the Police Justice of said city, whereby the plaintiff in error was fined for violation of an ordinance of the city of Norfolk.
1Opinion of the Court
Keith, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The Postal Telegraph-Cable Company is a corporation chartered under the laws of the State of New York, which has constructed, maintains and operates telegraph lines in many of the States, including the State of Virginia, and, in the year 1900, had an office and place of business in the city of Norfolk, was engaged in the transmission of telegraph messages from the city of Norfolk to other points in other States, and from other States and places beyond this State into the city of Norfolk, in the State of Virginia—that is to say, it was an…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. Moore & GoodsonsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1875
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