Western Union Telegraph Co. v. City of Omaha
Nebraska Supreme Court
Error to the district court for Douglas county: Willis Gr. Sears, Judge.
1Opinion of the Court
Letton, C.
This action was brought by the Western Union Telegraph Company, a New York corporation, against the city of Omaha and the city treasurer thereof, to enjoin the collection of a city tax levied upon the gross receipts of said corporation for the year preceding April 1 as representing the franchise of said corporation. The petition alleges, in substance, that the plaintiff is a New York corporation; that its business is the transmission of messages by electricity over telegraph lines in, from *529and to each of the states and territories of the United States, and to and from foreign…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Home Insurance v. New York StateSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Adams Express Co. v. Ohio State AuditorSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Telegraph Co. v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Morgan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Nebraska Telephone Co. v. Hall CountyNebraska Supreme Court · 1906
- Bemis Bro. Bag Company v. WallaceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1936
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Douglas CountyNebraska Supreme Court · 1906
- State Ex Rel. Meyer v. McNeilNebraska Supreme Court · 1970
- Nebraska Telephone Co. v. City of LincolnNebraska Supreme Court · 1908
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