Mann's Choice Borough v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 107, Oct. T. 1902, by-defendant, from judgment of C. P. Bedford Co., Nov. Term, 1901, No. 154, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Borough of Mann’s Choice v. Western Union Telegraph Company. Assumpsit to recover a license fee on telegraph poles and wires. Before Bailey, P. J. At the trial it appeared that the defendant had no office in the borough, and that the wires in question were used for a transmission of telegraphic messages between different states.
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Appeal, No. 107, Oct. T. 1902, by-defendant, from judgment of C. P. Bedford Co., Nov. Term, 1901, No. 154, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Borough of Mann’s Choice v. Western Union Telegraph Company. Assumpsit to recover a license fee on telegraph poles and wires. Before Bailey, P. J. At the trial it appeared that the defendant had no office in the borough, and that the wires in question were used for a transmission of telegraphic messages between different states. A license fee of $1.00 per pole and fifty cents per mile of wire was imposed upon the company. Verdict and judgment for…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
William W. Porter, J.,
The borough, plaintiff, imposed a license fee upon the telegraph company, defendant, of $1.00 per pole and fifty cents per mile of wire strung within the borough limits. By this appeal *439tbe defendant company raises the question of the reasonableness of the fee imposed. All of the matters of law involved in the controversy have been often and clearly stated, but extenuation for the taking of this appeal is found ip. the fact that in New Hope Borough v. Western Union Tel. Co., 16 Pa. Superior Ct. 306, and Borough of North Braddock v. Central District and Printing…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- New Hope Borough v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
- Borough of North Braddock v. Central District & Printing Telegraph Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1899