City of Owosso v. Union Telephone Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Shiawassee; Miner, J. Bill by the city of Owosso against the Union Telephone Company for an injunction and other relief. From an order overruling its demurrer defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSteere, J.
This case comes here on appeal from an order overruling defendant’s demurrer to complainant’s bill filed in the circuit court for the county of Shiawassee to restrain defendant from charging its subscribers in the city of Owosso any sum for the rental of its telephones in excess of the rate fixed by an ordinance of said city.
In outline, said bill states: That on the 21st of September, 1898, an ordinance was passed and accepted granting defendant’s predecessor, the Owosso Telephone Company, assignor of defendant, a “franchise and ordinance” authorizing it to construct, operate, and maintain a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. MottleySupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Michigan Telephone Co. v. City of Benton HarborMichigan Supreme Court · 1899
- Mahan v. Michigan Telephone Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1903
- Village of Jonesville v. Southern Michigan Telephone Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1908
- Union Telephone Co. v. IngersollMichigan Supreme Court · 1913
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- Local 229, Michigan Council 25, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees v. City of DetroitMichigan Court of Appeals · 1983
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