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ST. LOUIS v. WESTERN UNION TEL. COMPANY

No. 219.

166 U.S. 388 (1897)

17 S.Ct. 608

41 L.Ed. 1044

ST. LOUIS, v. WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 5, 1897.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. W.C. Marshall for plaintiff in error.

Mr. John F. Dillon and Mr. Eleneious Smith for defendant in error. Mr. George H. Fearons and Mr. Joseph Dickson were on their brief.

MR. JUSTICE SHIRAS, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.

We are urged in the argument for the plaintiff in error to convict the Circuit Court of error in holding that a contract existed between the city and telegraph company, which contract would be impaired by the ordinance imposing a charge upon the company for maintaining its poles upon the streets, and in holding that said ordinance was void because...

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