People ex rel. Shallberg v. Central Union Telephone Co.

The controversy in this case is between the city of Mo-line and the Central Union Telephone Company, appellee, touching the right of appellee to the continued occupation of the public streets of said city with its poles, wires and appliances. The proceeding was begun by the filing, upon leave granted by the court, of an information in the nature of a quo warranto in the circuit court of Rock Island county, and it charged in general terms that the defendant, for the space of one year last past and more, had unlawfully used, and still did use, without any warrant, license, charter or grant, the…