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Southern Bell Tel. & Tel. Co. v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided February 12, 1954PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUNCAN, Justice.
This proceeding was filed prior to July 1, 1953, as an Agreed Case under Section 637, Carroll’s Civil Code, which is now embodied in KRS 418.020. The petition seeks a determination of whether or not, under the agreed facts, Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company is required by-law to bear the expense of the relocation of its poles, wires, and conduits, now situated upon and in certain public highways, made necessary by the construction of the Watterson Expressway. The lower court decreed that the cost of such relocation should be paid by appellant.
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- South Carolina State Highway Department v. Barnwell Bros.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. City of GoldsboroSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- SC Hwy. Dept. v. Barnwell Bros.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- New York City Tunnel Authority v. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1946
- Louisville City Railway Co. v. City of LouisvilleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1871
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3Cited by32 opinions
- State v. City of AustinTexas Supreme Court · 1960
- Southern California Gas Co. v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1958
- Minneapolis Gas Co. v. ZimmermanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1958
- State Ex Rel. Rich v. Idaho Power Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1959
- Washington State Highway Commission v. Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1961
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