State Roads Commission v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.

DAWKINS, J.—

The fads in this case show that on September 3, 1889, an agreement was entered into between the Gonowingo Bridge Company and the defendant company, by the terms of which the wires of the latter company were to be placed upon the bridge and in return for which tlie defendant was to pay certain rentals.

This agreement was renewed or extended from time to time to March 31, 1914, and at that time a further extension was agreed to lie given to March 31, 1917, if the defendant should notify the bridge company of a desire on its part to have the contract; so extended. During the period…