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ATLANTIC & c. TEL. CO. v. PHILADELPHIA

No. 163.

190 U.S. 160 (1903)

ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY v. PHILADELPHIA.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 1, 1903.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John F. Dillon and Mr. H.B. Gill for plaintiff in error. Mr. Silas W. Pettit, Mr. George II. Fearons, Messrs. Brown & Wells, Mr. Rush Taggart and Mr. Henry D. Estabrook were on the brief.

Mr. John L. Kinsey for defendant in error. Mr. James Alcorn was on the brief.

MR. JUSTICE BREWER, after making the foregoing statement, delivered the opinion of the court.

The question presented is as to the validity of the charges imposed by the ordinances of the city of Philadelphia upon the defendant (plaintiff in error), a corporation engaged in interstate commerce. Few questions are more important or have been more embarrassing than those arising from the efforts of a State or its municipalities...

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