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W.U. TELEGRAPH CO. v. PENDLETON

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122 U.S. 347 (1887)

7 S.Ct. 1126

30 L.Ed. 1187

WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO. v. PENDLETON.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 27, 1887.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Augustus L. Mason for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Joseph E. McDonald and Mr. John M. Butler for same submitted on their brief.

No appearance for defendant in error.

MR. JUSTICE FIELD, after stating the case as above, delivered the opinion of the court.

The contention of the Western Union Telegraph Company is that the law of Indiana is in conflict with the clause of the Constitution vesting in Congress the power to regulate commerce among the states.

In Telegraph Co. v. Texas, 105 U.S. 460, 464, it was decided by this court that intercourse by the telegraph between the states...

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