American Telegraph & Telephone Co. v. Millcreek Township
American Telegraph & Telephone Co. v. Millcreek Township
195 Pa. 643; 46 A. 140; 1900 Pa. LEXIS 698
Cases that cite this one
10 later published cases cite this decision.
- Philadelphia Suburban Water Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (Pa. Super. Ct. 1951)
- Bell Telephone Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (Pa. Super. Ct. 1939)
- Central District & Printing Telegraph Co. v. Clairton Borough (Pa. Super. Ct. 1912)
- Ganz v. Ohio Postal Telegraph Cable Co. (6th Cir. 1905)
- Pa. Electric Co. v. City of Erie (Erie County Court of Quarter Sessions 1959)
- Titusville Amusement Co. v. Titusville Iron Works Co. (Pa. 1926)
- Commonwealth v. Peoples Natural Gas Co. (Pa. Super. Ct. 1919)
- Duquesne Light Co. v. City of Pittsburgh (Pa. 1916)
- Edgewood Borough v. Scott (Pa. Super. Ct. 1905)
- American Telegraph & Telephone Co. v. Harborcreek Township (Pa. Super. Ct. 1903)
This list shows which later cases cite this one. It does not say how they treated it, and no review of that has been done. Not a substitute for Shepard’s or KeyCite — verify before relying.
Opinion of the Court
We are clearly of opinion that the location of the poles and wires of the plaintiff company was a matter which was within the reasonable control of the road commissioners, and we find no evidence of any abuse of their discretion on the record. We affirm the decree upon the findings of fact and conclusions of law contained in the opinion of the learned court below.
Decree affirmed and appeal dismissed at the cost of the appellant.
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