Legal Opinion
City of Waterville v. Bartell Telephone TV Systems
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided October 17, 1967PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEBBER, Justice.
This case, reported for our decision pursuant to M.R.C.P., Rule 72(a), raises as a primary and fundamental issue the nature and extent of control which a municipality is permitted to exercise in the relatively new field of community antenna television (hereinafter called CATV). Plaintiffs seek in-junctive relief (a) to prevent defendant Bartell Telephone TV Systems (hereinafter called Bartell) from offering CATV service to subscribers in Waterville without municipal franchise or permit therefor, and (b) to prevent defendant New England Telephone and Telegraph Co. (hereinafter…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Television Transmission, Inc. v. Public Utilities CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
- Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1955
- Radio Telephone Commun., Inc. v. Southeastern Tel. Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1965
- Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. City of MeridianMississippi Supreme Court · 1961
- Ball v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1956
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Springfield Television, Inc., a Missouri Corporation v. The City of Springfield, Missouri, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Community Antenna Television of Wichtta, Inc. v. City of WichitaSupreme Court of Kansas · 1970
- City of New York v. Comtel, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1968
- Simon v. State Examiners of ElectriciansMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1984
- Opinion No. (1999), Oklahoma Attorney General Reports1999