Legal Opinion
State v. Southern Elkhorn Telephone Co.
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided June 28, 1921No. 21387PublishedCited by 7 opinions
Appeal from the district court for Madison county: William Y. Allen, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtFlansburg, J.
This was an action by the state of Nebraska, brought against a number of farmers, who had constructed a rural telephone line and who called themselves the Southern Elkhorn Telephone Company, and was to compel them to obey an order of the Nebraska state railway commission, commanding them to furnish to one Doxstader, a farmer living in the vicinity, a connection with their telephone line. The trial court found in favor of the defendant and entered' a dismissal, from which order the state appeals.
The sole question for determination is whether or not the so-called Southern Elkhorn Telephone…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Union Lime Co. v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1914
- State Public Utilities Commission ex rel. Macon County Telephone Co. v. Bethany Mutual Telephone Ass'nIllinois Supreme Court · 1915
- State ex rel. Winnett v. Union Stock Yards Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1908
- State ex rel. Buffum Telephone Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Missouri · 1917
- State Public Utilities Commission ex rel. Evansville Telephone Co. v. Okaw Valley Mutual Telephone Ass'nIllinois Supreme Court · 1918
3Cited by7 opinions
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- Kopf v. Public Telephone Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1961
- American Communication Co. v. BuntemeyerNebraska Supreme Court · 1969
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