Inhabitants of Summit v. New York & New Jersey Telephone Co.
New Jersey Court of Chancery
On bill for injunction, &c. Application for preliminary injunction, heard on bill and affidavits and answering affidavits.
1Opinion of the Court
Emery, V. C.
The bill in this case is filed by the inhabitants of the township of Summit to enjoin a telephone company from running its wires over certain of the public streets of the township. The poles upon which the wires are suspended are not located in the public streets, but upon private property by consent of the owners, and, as appears by the defendant’s affidavits, where the wires cross streets the consent thereto of the owners of the land abutting on the street at the place of crossing has been obtained. The wires crossing the street are suspended at an elevation which does not…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Home Telephone Co. v. Common CouncilSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1898
- State v. Township of East OrangeSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1897
3Cited by6 opinions
- State ex rel. Spokane & British Columbia Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. City of SpokaneWashington Supreme Court · 1901
- State ex rel. Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Co. v. Mayor of Red LodgeMontana Supreme Court · 1904
- City of Wichita v. Old Colony Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1904
- Sunset Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. City of PomonaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1909
- Sunset Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. City of EurekaU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern California · 1902
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