MACKAY TELEGRAPH CO. v. LITTLE ROCK

No. 374.

250 U.S. 94 (1919)

MACKAY TELEGRAPH & CABLE COMPANY v. CITY OF LITTLE ROCK.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 19, 1919.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. James W. Mehaffy, for defendant in error, in support of the motion.

Mr. J.C. Marshall, for plaintiff in error, in opposition to the motion.


MR. JUSTICE PITNEY delivered the opinion of the court.

This case was submitted on a motion to dismiss or affirm. The facts are as follows: On March 11, 1912, the city council of Little Rock passed an ordinance granting to the telegraph company the right to construct and maintain telegraph poles, wires, and fixtures and to install underground ducts and manholes along and over certain streets in the city particularly mentioned, including the following: "Also a line...

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