Legal Opinion
City of Tulsa v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 26, 1935No. 1113, 1114PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.
The. City‘brought this action against the Southwestern Company. The amended petition set up three alleged causes of action:
In its first cause of action the City alleged that on January 5, 1903, the incorporated town of Tulsa granted a franchise to the Indian Territory Telephone Company for a term of 20 years; that the Southwestern Company succeeded to the rights of the Territory Company under such franchise; that the franchise expired January 5, 1923; that in 1908 the City, under authority of section 3 (a) of article 18) Oklahoma Constitution, adopted a charter which…
2Cases cited104 opinions
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- United States v. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- St. Louis v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Galveston Electric Co. v. City of GalvestonSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- American Home Fire Assur. Co. of New York v. Mid-West Enterprise Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1951
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