Chicago Great Western R. v. Postal Telegraph-Cable Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the East-' ern Division of the Northern District of Illinois. Suit in equity by the Chicago Great Western Railroad Company against the Postal Telegraph-Cable Company. Decree for defendant, and complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
BAKER, Circuit Judge.
In 1888 the parties entered into a railroad-telegraph contract for exchange of services. They renewed it after the 1910 amendment of the Interstate Commerce Act and faithfully observed its terms until after the Interstate Commerce Commission’s conference ruling of March 28, 1916. In essential scope the contract in suit is the same as one set forth in Baltimore & O. Rld. Co. v. Western Union Tel. Co. (D. C.) 241 Fed. 162. That case (affirmed, same title, 242 Fed. 914, 155 C. C. A. 502) is also referred to for a recital of amendments, of the Interstate Commerce Act and of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Baltimore & O. R. v. Western Union Telegraph Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1917
- Baltimore & O. R. v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1917
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