City of New Orleans v. Great Southern Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from the Civil District Court, for the Parish of Orleans. Yoorhies, J.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Fenner, J.
The defendant is the assignee and successor of the-New Orleans Telephonic Exchange referred to in the following ordinance of the city of New Orleans, adopted February 18, 1879 :
An ordinance authorizing the construction and maintenance of a. telephonic telegraph line through the streets of the City of New Orleans.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of New Orleans, That the New Orleans Telephonic Exchange is hereby authorized to construct and maintain a line or lines of telegraphs through the streets of this city, the line…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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