Legal Opinion
Western Union Telegraph Co. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 8, 1954No. 41, Docket 23059PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Chief Judge.
This petition for review concerns the legality under 47 U.S.C. § 222 of certain contracts entered into in 1949 between Western Union Telegraph Company on the one hand and Globe Wireless Ltd. and Tropical Radio Telegraph Company on the other. Under these contracts Western Union agrees to and does assign to the respective companies all telegraph messages to certain geographical areas specifically routed by the sender via Western Union Cables. Western Union receives as a fee for these services a compensation in excess of that normally charged for landline services. These fees,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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