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MACKAY TELEGRAPH CO. v. LITTLE ROCK

No. 374.

250 U.S. 94 (1919)

39 S.Ct. 428

63 L.Ed. 863

MACKAY TELEGRAPH & CABLE COMPANY v. CITY OF LITTLE ROCK.

Supreme Court of United States.

Motion to dismiss or affirm submitted March 3, 1919.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. James W. Mehaffy, for defendant in error, in support of the motion.

Mr. J.C. Marshall, for plaintiff in error, in opposition to the motion.

MR. JUSTICE PITNEY delivered the opinion of the court.

This case was submitted on a motion to dismiss or affirm. The facts are as follows: On March 11, 1912, the city council of Little Rock passed an ordinance granting to the telegraph company the right to construct and maintain telegraph poles, wires, and fixtures and to install underground ducts and manholes along and over certain streets in the city particularly mentioned, including the following: "Also a line...

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