TENNESSEE &C. R'D CO. v. SOUTHERN TEL. CO.

No. 107.

125 U.S. 695 (1888)

EAST TENNESSEE, VIRGINIA AND GEORGIA RAILROAD COMPANY v. SOUTHERN TELEGRAPH COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Argued March 20, 1888.

Decided April 9, 1888.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Gaylord B. Clark for plaintiff in error submitted on his brief.

No appearance by counsel for defendant in error. Mr. W.A. Gunter was attorney of record for it.


MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE on the 9th of January, 1888, announced the following order:

It having been suggested to us that there is no longer any real controversy between the parties to this suit about the matters therein originally involved, and that The Western Union Telegraph Company is at this time practically both plaintiff and defendant, it is ordered that this writ of error be dismissed unless the plaintiff in error show cause to the contrary on or before the...

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