Phillips v. Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co.
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court. •Joseph W. Martin, Judge. Action by D. L. Phillips against Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Company. Judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appeals. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. The appellant brought this action against the appellee, and filed the following complaint, which, omitting, formal parts, is as follows: “Plaintiff alleges that he is a citizen of the city of Little Rock, and resides at Sixth and Battery streets, in said city.
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Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court. •Joseph W. Martin, Judge. Action by D. L. Phillips against Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Company. Judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appeals. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. The appellant brought this action against the appellee, and filed the following complaint, which, omitting, formal parts, is as follows: “Plaintiff alleges that he is a citizen of the city of Little Rock, and resides at Sixth and Battery streets, in said city. That the defendant is a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Arkansas, and is engaged in operating a telephone…
1Opinion of the CourtHughes, J.
(after stating the facts). This action is brought to recover the penalty imposed by the act of March 31, 1885, f°r discrimination against the plaintiff in failure by the telephone company to supply him at his residence with “telephone connections and facilities.” Acts 1885, p. 176. The eleventh section of said act is as follows:
“Section 11. Every telephone company doing business within this state, and engaged in a general telephone business, shall supply all applicants for telephone connection and facilities without discrimination or partiality, provided such applicants comply or offer to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State v. GrahamSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1882
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