Richmond v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
certiorari to the court of appeals for the fourth circuit. The statement of the case is made in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
The principal question in this case is whether the Circuit Court and the Circuit Court of Appeals erred in holding that the appellee was entitled to claim the benefit of the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 24, 1866, entitled “An act to aid in the construction of telegraph finés and to secure to the Government the use of the same for postal, military and other purposes.” 14 Stat. 221, c. 230.
By that act — the provisions of which are preserved in sections 5263 to 5268, inclusive, Title LXY, of the Revised Statutes of the United States — it was provided:
“ § 1. That any telegrcuph…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- St. Louis v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Attorney General of CommonwealthSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. v. Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1887
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