Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. State ex rel. Attorney-General
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Marshall county. Hon. I. T. Blount, Chancellor. Suit by tbe state on tbe relation of tbe attorney-general against the Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Company. From a judgment for plaintiff defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. The record in this ease has been lost and the briefs of counsel for this reason are not given.
1Opinion of the CourtMayes, C. J.
The proceeding in this caseds brought by the attorney-general under chapter 145>, section 5002, Code of 1906, as amended by Laws of 1908, page 124. This suit was instituted on the 28th day of September, 1909', against the Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Company for an alleged violation of the anti-trust laws, and the purpose of the suit is to recover the penalties imposed by section 5004. The trial court rendered a judgment in favor of the state for the sum of one hundred sixteen thousand and four hundred dollars, holding that the contract which we shall set out in full a little later…
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