CHICK v. NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO.

No. 1094.

36 F.2d 832 (1929)

CHICK et al. v. NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO.

District Court, D. Maine, S. D.

December 26, 1929.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel Emery, of Portsmouth, N. H., for plaintiff.

Robert B. Williamson, of Augusta, Me., for defendant.


PETERS, District Judge.

This was an action of trespass for going upon plaintiffs' property and establishing some telephone poles thereon, the plaintiff claiming that the activities of the defendant were not justified by a proper and legal condemnation of the right under the Maine statutes. The trial really involved the issue as to whether or not this court had jurisdiction, the defendant claiming that the amount in controversy was less than $3,000.

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