Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. v. Manning
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FEOM THE COUET OF APPEALS OF THE DISTEICT OF COLUMBIA. On July 14,1898, the.appellees commenced this suit in the.
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APPEAL FEOM THE COUET OF APPEALS OF THE DISTEICT OF COLUMBIA. On July 14,1898, the.appellees commenced this suit in the. Supreme Court of the District of Coliimbia, to restrain the defendant from discontinuing its telephone service to them. ■ Their bill alleged that the defendant was a corporation organized under the laws of the State of New York, and for -a long time past engaged in the business of furnishing telephone exchange service in the District of Columbia; that with the assent and under the direction of- the Congress of the United States and the Commissioners of the District of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brewer
delivered the opinion of the court.. A preliminary question is whether the decision of the Court óí Appeals is a final decree. ¥e are of opinion that it is. After ordering á reversal of the decree of the Supreme Court, it adds: “ And that this cause be, and the same is hereby, remanded to the said Supreme Court, for the entry of a decree granting the injunction in conformity with the opinion of this court.” The closing sentence of the. opinion is as follows: “ For the- reasons given the decree will be reversed, with costs, and the cause remanded for the entry of a decree granting the…
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