Bell Telephone Co. v. Detharding
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Illinois. On May 26, 1904, the “wire chief” of plaintiff in error received word at his •office in East St. Louis that certain of the telephones served by the company’s drop lines leading to the Metropolitan Building, situate at the northwest corner of Fifth street and Missouri avenue, in that city, were out of order.
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In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Illinois. On May 26, 1904, the “wire chief” of plaintiff in error received word at his •office in East St. Louis that certain of the telephones served by the company’s drop lines leading to the Metropolitan Building, situate at the northwest corner of Fifth street and Missouri avenue, in that city, were out of order. Intestate of defendant in error, who was at the time in the service of the plaintiff in error as a so-called “trouble man,” was sent by the wire chief to what was known as the “cable pole,” located in…
1Opinion of the Court 1
After stating the foregoing facts,
2Opinion of the Court · KohesaatKohesaat, Circuit Judge
Under the practice of the federal court, no error can he assigned upon the refusal of the court to grant a new trial. Addington v. United States, 165 U. S. 184, 17 Sup. Ct. 288, 41 L. Ed. 679; Blitz v. United States, 153 U. S. 308, 312, 14 Sup. Ct. 924, 38 L. Ed. 725; Waterhouse v. Rock Island Alaska Min. Co., 97 Fed. 466, 477, 38 C. C. A. 281.
The sole ground of action set' up is that the telephone company w.as negligent in the construction and maintenance of its wires over and across the electric light wires, whereby the guy wire became charged with a…
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- Northern Pacific Railroad v. HerbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Blitz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Tuttle v. Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee RailwaySupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- District of Columbia v. McElligottSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Addington v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
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