Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. City of Thief River Falls
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Minnesota
In Equity. Bill by the Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph Company against the City of Thief River Falls and others. On motion for a temporary injunction.
1Opinion of the CourtWillard, District Judge
(orally). From the various legislative acts of the state of Minnesota cited by the parties in the arguments, it appears by Rev. St. 1866, c. ;U, § 38, that any telegraph corporation organized under the laws of Minnesota had the right to use the public roads tor the purpose of erecting its poles and stringing its wires. By Laws 1881, c. 73, that section was amended so as to include telephone corporations organized under the laws of Minnesota.
The complainant is not a corporation organized under the laws of Minnesota. The telephone system of Thief River Falls was constructed by a private person…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Northwestern Telephone Exchange Co. v. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
- Abbott v. City of DuluthU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Minnesota · 1900
- City of Duluth v. Duluth Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1901
- Duluth Banking Co. v. KoonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
3Cited by5 opinions
- State ex rel. County Attorney v. Des Moines City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1913
- Minneapolis General Electric Co. v. City of MinneapolisU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Minnesota · 1911
- State Ex Rel. Schlegel v. MunnSupreme Court of Iowa · 1933
- Arpin v. City of Thief River FallsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
- Aquino v. Tinian Cockfighting BoardSupreme Court of The Commonwealth of The Northern Mariana Islands · 1992