Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. City & County of San Francisco

Defendant appeals from a declaratory judgment holding that plaintiff (1) “has a valid, subsisting and existing franchise from the State of California under Public Utilities Code Section 7901 [Civ. Code, § 536; Stats. 1905, p. 492]1 to construct and maintain telephone lines in all the streets and other public places under the jurisdiction of the City and County of San Francisco” and (2) that “Defendant cannot require plaintiff to obtain a franchise from or pay franchise compensation to defendant for the right to construct and maintain telephone lines in any of the public streets or other…