Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
PETITION for writ of prohibition to the Superior Court of Sacramento County. C. N. Post, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] The Postal Telegraph-Cable Company, a corporation organized and existing under and by authority of the laws of the state of New York, commenced an action in the superior court in and for the county of Sacramento, on the twenty-sixth day of June, 1909, for the purpose of obtaining a judgment condemning a portion of the property of said petitioners, Southern Pacific Company and the Central Pacific Railway Company, situated in the county of Sacramento, "for the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Gibbons v. OgdenSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
- Pensacola Telegraph Co. v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Lux v. HagginCalifornia Supreme Court · 1886
- Reid v. ColoradoSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. HaberSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- City of Seattle v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1944
- Greb v. Diamond International Corp.California Supreme Court · 2013
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