VETTER v. DIAMOND STATE TELEPHONE CO.


450 A.2d 877 (1982)

Fred W. VETTER, Jr. and Phyllis M. Vetter, his wife, Defendants Below, Appellants, v. The DIAMOND STATE TELEPHONE CO., a Delaware corporation, Plaintiff Below, Appellee, Cross-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: August 23, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas C. Jackson (argued) of Terry, Jackson, Terry & Wright, Dover, for appellants.

Douglas B. Catts (argued) of Schmittinger & Rodriguez, P. A., Dover, for appellee, cross-appellant.

Before McNEILLY, QUILLEN and HORSEY, JJ.


HORSEY, Justice:

Defendants, Fred W. Vetter, Jr. and Phyllis M. Vetter, his wife, appeal the Court of Chancery's only ruling after trial that was adverse to them, namely: that a telephone conduit of plaintiff, The Diamond State Telephone Company, that crossed defendants' residential lot beneath ground level was lawfully placed and lay in the bed of an unopened but nevertheless dedicated public alley.

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