Tele-Vue Systems, Inc. v. County of Contra Costa

Opinion

ELKINGTON, J.

The basic facts on this appeal are not disputed.

Plaintiffs Tele-Vue Systems, Inc. and Contra Costa Cable Co. provided master television antennas at high, relatively unobstructed, points and then transmitted signals through a system of cables carried on utility company poles to the homes of subscribers to their service. At the terminal points a cable was suspended from a utility pole’s crossarm to' the subscriber’s home in much the same fashion as the usual telephone or electrical connection. The cable then entered the home in which it, and related wiring and equipment,…