Legal Opinion
Bill v. Western Union Tel. Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
Decided March 26, 1883PublishedCited by 6 opinions
In Equity.
1Opinion of the CourtWallace, J.
The complainant, a stockholder of the Gold & Stock Telegraph Company, has filed a bill to set aside a lease of the property and franchises of that company to the Western Union Telegraph Company for the term of 99 years, and now moves for an injunction 'pendente lite to restrain the lessee from disposing of the property acquired under the lease. The lessor and lessee are both corporations of this state, and by the act of May 2, 1870, authority is conferred upon any telegraph company organized under the laws of this state to lease or sell its franchises and property to any other telegraph…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hawes v. OaklandSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Butts v. . WoodNew York Court of Appeals · 1867
- Coleman v. . Second Avenue R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1868
- Wardell v. Union Pac. R.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Nebraska · 1877
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- Elder v. Western Mining Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1916
- Crocker v. Cumberland Mining & Milling Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1913
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