Legal Opinion
City of Fort Smith v. Department of Public Utilities
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided January 31, 1938No. 4-4915PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcHaNey, J.
On June 23, 1936, appellant adopted ordinance No. 1711, entitled: “An ordinance determining and regulating the character of service to be furnished by telephone companies to the users of telephone service in the city of Fort Smith, Arkansas; providing penalties; declaring an emergency and for other related purposes.” Section 1 thereof made it unlawful for appellee telephone company to require the users of its service to install or permit the installation of pay telephones or coin box telephones wherein a coin must he deposited to make a telephone call therefrom, or to fail or refuse to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Associated Mechanical Contractors v. Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1955
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