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UNITED STATES v. BELL TELEPHONE CO.

No. 846.

128 U.S. 315 (1888)

9 S.Ct. 90

32 L.Ed. 450

UNITED STATES v. AMERICAN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 12, 1888.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Solicitor General, as Acting Attorney General, Mr. Allen G. Thurman and Mr. Jeff. Chandler for appellant. Mr. Eppa Hunton, Mr. William C. Strawbridge and Mr. Charles S. Whitman were on the briefs.

Mr. James J. Storrow for appellee.

Mr. Edward N. Dickerson for appellee.

Mr. Chauncey Smith was with Mr. Storrow and Mr. Dickerson on their brief.

MR. JUSTICE MILLER delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts.

The United States brought its suit in equity in that court against the American Bell Telephone Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Massachusetts, and against Alexander Graham Bell, a resident of the District of Columbia. The action purports...

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