Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Louisville & N. R.
District Court, N.D. Georgia
In Equity. Suit by the Western Union Telegraph Company against the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company. On motion to dismiss.
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, District Judge.
This is a bill filed by the Western Union Telegraph Company, a citizen of the state of New York, against the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, a citizen of the state of Kentucky, and the case is now heard on a motion to dismiss, which has the same effect as a demurrer under the old practice and before the new equity rules were adopted.
[1, 2] The question of jurisdiction is raised at the threshold of this case, but I think that objection to the plaintiff’s proceeding is without merit. In the first place, 1 think it is a claim to an easement in land, or right to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In Re MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Ex Parte WisnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Eldorado Coal & Mining Co. v. MariottiCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1914
- Adler Goldman Commission Co. v. WilliamsDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1914
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Atlanta & W. P. R.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1915
3Cited by3 opinions
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Louisville & N. R.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1917
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Louisville & N. R.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1917
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Nashville, C. & St. L. R. Co.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1916