Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Louisville & N. R.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Georgia; William T. Newman, Judge. Suit by the Western Union Telegraph Company against the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company. Decree dismissing the bill (229 Fed. 234), and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
WALKER, Circuit Judge.
The bill in this case was filed by the appellant, the Western Union Telegraph Company, against the appellee, the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, on the 15th day of April, 1915. Its averments showed that at the time the bill was filed, and for a number of years prior to that date) the plaintiff had telegraph lines on the rights of way of specified railroads in Georgia 'which were owned or controlled by the defendant, and used such rights of way and *29buildings, offices, stations, and premises of the defendant in the conduct of its telegraph business, and that on or…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Gould v. Evansville & Crawfordsville R. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1876
- New York City v. PineSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Fogg v. BlairSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Western Union Tel. Co. v. Ann Arbor R.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1898
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Atlanta & W. P. R.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1915
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3Cited by10 opinions
- American Federation of Labor v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1950
- Doherty Research Co. v. Vickers Petroleum Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1936
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Louisville & N. R.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1918
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Atlanta & W. P. R.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1917
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Louisville & N. R.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1917
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