City of Amarillo v. Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Texas; Edward R. Meek, Judge. Bill by the Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Company against the City of Amarillo and others. Erom an interlocutory order' directing the. issue of an injunction pendente Hie, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
GRUBB, District Judge.
This is an appeal by the defendant in the District Court (appellant here) from an interlocutory order of that court directing the issue of an injunction pendente lite, restraining the defendant from the enforcement of a municipal ordinance against the plaintiff (appellee) which prohibited the plaintiff from collecting increased rates for service, fixed by it, until it had installed its wires underground within the fire limits of the city of Amarillo. The motion for a temporary injunction was heard upon bill, answer, affidavits, and counter affidavits.
The plaintiff…
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