Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co. v. Smithdeal
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals, Fifth District, in an appeal from Hill County. Smithdeal-sued the telephone company and had judgment for damages and injunction. Defendant appealed and on affirmance, obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dibrell
This is an action by C.' M. Smithdeal, plaintiff below, against the Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Company, defendant below, begun in the District Court of Hill County, for the dual purpose of recovering damages 'done his property, situated in the city of Hillsboro, by reason of the construction by said company of its telegraph and telephone lines in and along the sidewalks and streets of the city of Hillsboro adjacent to his property occupied by him as a homestead, and to secure a mandatory injunction requiring the defendant to remove certain of it's wires and cables. The claim for…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Story v. . New York Elevated R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1882
- Sumner v. CrawfordTexas Supreme Court · 1897
- G., C. & S. F. R'y Co. v. FullerTexas Supreme Court · 1885
- G., C. & Santa Fe R. R. Co. v. EddinsTexas Supreme Court · 1884
- Theobold v. Louisville, New Orleans & Texas Railway Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1889
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- Hill v. BrownTexas Commission of Appeals · 1922
- Hoskins v. CaubleCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917
- Welsh v. CarterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1930
- Ort v. BowdenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1912
- Hawks v. YanceyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1924
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