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CENTRAL UNION CO. v. EDWARDSVILLE

No. 37.

269 U.S. 190 (1925)

CENTRAL UNION TELEPHONE CO. v. CITY OF EDWARDSVILLE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 23, 1925.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William Dean Bangs, with whom Mr. James Dwight Dickerson was on the brief, for plaintiff in error.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE TAFT delivered the opinion of the Court.

The City of Edwardsville, in July 1882, by ordinance granted to the Central Union Telephone Company a right in its streets to erect and maintain the necessary poles and wires for the operation of a telephone system. The Central Telephone Company transferred its rights to the Central Union Telephone Company. Later the city council adopted a resolution requesting the...

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