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WEST. UN. TEL. CO. v. RICHMOND

No. 195.

224 U.S. 160 (1912)

WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY v. CITY OF RICHMOND.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 1, 1912.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Rush Taggart, with whom Mr. A.L. Holladay was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. H.R. Pollard for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE HOLMES delivered the opinion to the court.

This is a bill in equity filed on June 21, 1904, to restrain the enforcement of an ordinance of September 10, 1895; codified as chapter 88 of the ordinances of Richmond, and amended March 15, 1902, and December 18, 1903. The plaintiff alleges that the ordinance infringes its rights under the act of July 24, 1866, c. 230, 14 Stat. 221 (Rev. Stats., §§ 5263, ...

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