Legal Opinion
Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co. v. City of Dallas
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 16, 1915No. 7231PublishedCited by 31 opinions
Appeal from District Court, Dallas County; Kenneth Foree, Judge. Action by the City of Dallas against the Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Company, to recover an annual privilege fee on poles in its streets. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRasbury, J.
On February 5, 1913, ap-pellee, a municipal corporation, operating and conducting its affairs by authority of special legislative grant, enacted the following ordinance, to w.it:
“An ordinance to fix amounts required to be P|iid by telegraph, telephone and electric companies for the privileges of using, with their poles, wires and conduits', the streets and alleys within the city of Dallas.
“Be it ordained by the board of commissioners of the city of Dallas:
“Section 1. That all persons and corporations using or maintaining any telegraph, telephone, electric light or other poles in any of the…
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