Legal Opinion · Dissent
Allied Telephone Co. v. Ark. Public Service Comm.
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided May 24, 1965No. 5-3540Published
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Robert C. Compton, Special Associate Justice,
(dissenting) .. I am unable to agree with the majority opinion and therefore respectfully dissent.
This appeal questions the jurisdiction and right of the Arkansas Public Service Commission to grant the relief sought by Appellee Southwestern Bell Telephone Company prohibiting Appellant Allied Telephone Company from connecting to Bell’s facilities automatic long distance equipment conceived by Allied and called “Tel-fast.”
Á unique problem and likely a case of first impression is before us because a public utility regulatory body, upon complaint by…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State ex rel. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Public Service Commission of MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Banton v. Belt Line Railway Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1925
- City of Ft. Smith v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1952
- City of Fort Smith v. Department of Public UtilitiesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1938
- Independent Theatre Owners v. Ark. Public Service Comm.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1962
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