Rice v. Thomas

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Thomas

Affirming.

The appellee, Shelby County Telephone Company, is a Kentucky corporation, organized on November 16, 1906, with an authorized capital stock of $120,000.00. It owns and operates a local telephone system with its central office in Shelbyville and its lines extend out from that town, mostly in Shelby county, with other exchanges at different places to meet the necessities and convenience of its patrons. Prior to October 16, 1906, a telephone company by the same name, but incorporated under the laws of West Virginia, owned and operated the plant.

That…