Hagerty v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.

On petition of Walter H. Hagerty, alternative writ of mandamus was directed to Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company commanding it to furnish petitioner certain telephone service or show cause why it refuses to do so. On final hearing, a motion to quash the alternative writ was granted, the court holding that Hagerty could not enforce the service. Writ of error to the latter judgment was prosecuted to this Court but was later dismissed.

The Attorney General of the United States forthwith advised the Telephone Company that Hagerty was using its facilities to promote lottery schemes in…