Legal Opinion
United States Telephone Co. v. Central Union Telephone Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern Ohio
Decided May 20, 1909No. 2,127PublishedCited by 5 opinions
In Equity. On motion for preliminary injunction.
1Opinion of the Court
TAYLER, District Judge.
A temporary restraining order was issued on the filing of the bill, and later the case was heard on the question as to whether the order should continue in force. This raised the question whether on the bill and the affidavits the complainant was entitled to an injunction.
The bill is very long, and, for the purposes of this opinion, is sufficiently summarized as follows:
Complainant alleges that it is a telephone company engaged in long-distance service. That the Central Union Telephone Company and the American Telephone & Telegraph Company are what are known as Bell…
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