Western Union Tel. Co. v. Pennsylvania R.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Pennsylvania
Proceeding at Paw to Condemn Right of Way and Suit in Equity for Injunction. Heard together on petition in the former case, and on motion in the latter for a preliminary injunction.
1Opinion of the Court
BUFFINGTON, District Judge.
This opinion concerns two cases brought in this court by the Western Union Telegraph Company against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, — one, a petition on the law side to condemn part of the railroad’s right of way, and appropriate it to telegraph purposes; the other, a bill on the equity side, praying for an injunction to restrain the railroad from dispossessing the telegraph company during the pendency of said condemnation proceedings. Briefly summarized, the relations of the parties are as follows: The Atlantic & Ohio Telegraph Company is a corporation…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Proprietors of the Charles River Bridge v. Proprietors of the Warren BridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1837
- Cherokee Nation v. Southern Kansas Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Pensacola Telegraph Co. v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Blight's Lessee v. RochesterSupreme Court of the United States · 1822
- St. Louis v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1893
32 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by29 opinions
- Minnesota Canal & Power Co. v. Koochiching Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
- Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies v. Federal Communications Commission, Rochester Telephone Corporation, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
- Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1915
- Nicomen Boom Co. v. North Shore Boom & Driving Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1905
- Elberton Southern Railway Co. v. State Highway DepartmentSupreme Court of Georgia · 1955
24 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.