Meadville Telephone Co. v. Shafer

Per Curiam,

The plaintiff filed a bill in equity praying for an injunction to restrain the defendant from interfering with its lines, poles and wires, to which bill the defendant filed an answer. After a hearing the court granted a preliminary injunction and, following further proceedings, the court, on September 14, 1925, entered a final decree perpetually enjoining the defendant.

The defendant, here the appellant, on May 3, 1926, presented to the court below his petition to open the decree, whereupon the court granted a rule on the plaintiff to 'show cause why the decree should not be opened,…