MacKay Telegraph & Cable Co. v. City of Little Rock
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS. TAe case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Pitney
This ease was submitted on a motion, to dismiss or affirm. The facts are as follows: On,March 11, 1912, the city council of Little Rock passed an ordinance granting to the telegraph company the right to construct and maintain telegraph poles, wires, and fixtures and to install underground ducts and manholes along and over certain streets in the city particularly mentioned, including the following: “Also a line of poles and fixtures and the right to string wires or cables thereon, beginning at the intersection of East Second Street and Rector Avenue and running thence on' the west side of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- St. Louis v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Postal Telegraph-Cable Co. v. City of RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph Co. v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. City of RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
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