Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co. v. City of Houston
District Court, S.D. Texas
In Equity. Suit by the Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Company against the City of Houston and others for an injunction.
1Opinion of the Court
JACK, District Judge.
The plaintiff, Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Company, averring that it is operating a telephone system in the city of Houston as an agent and employé of Albert S. Burleson, Postmaster General, brings this suit to enjoin the defendant city of Houston, its mayor, and other officers, from interfering with plaintiff in putting into effect certain increased rates for telephone service, prescribed by the Postmaster General, acting for the President of the United States, who, under resolution of Congress, had taken posses*691sion and assumed control and supervision and was…
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