As an illustration of the increase of litigation subject, it may be noted that Mr. Allen, searching ca for all decisions except patent cases (which are excluded from this series also) adjudicated in the co America, Great Britain and Ireland since the intro of the telegraph, in about 1850, and aiming to publis case, however unimportant, in any way bearing u subject, found only eighty-one cases. The present volume covers a period of thirteen yea contains one hundred and fifty-five complete repor in notes, memoranda of over thirty additional cases during the same period, all in the United States; w Volume II about the same number of cases ha selected from the adjudications of only three years. If there is to-day any one subject of prime imp and interest in the world of business, of comme travel and transportation, of the development of all tries, and of common life, it is that of the practical electricity. And if there is any unhackneyed bra legal literature it is that relating to the same For these reasons this series of reports is submi the legal profession, in the hope that it will be us Particular attention is called to the annotations, in cases not here reported, especially earlier cases, are to in appropriate connection; and the index, upon special care has been bestowed, to make it a con means of reference to the contents of the book i important detail. In some instances parts of opinions relating to ] and other matters not within the scope of this seri been omitted, the omission being indicated by stars. The titles of cases reported in this volume are. cited in subsequent opinions, printed in full-face ty W. I TROY, N. Y., August, 1894. 66 46 66 66 66 Allen v. Atl. & Pac. Tel. Co.. American & European Commercial News Co., State v. 66 v. Town of Harrison... Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph Co., Allen v....... 310 343 390 588 291 306 288 310 Brush Illuminating Co., Tuttle v.......... Buchanan, W. U. Tel. Co. v...... Burlington & Southwestern R. R. Co., W. U. Tel. Co. v..... Candee v. W. U. Tel. Co.. Carnahan v. W. U. Tel. Co.. 508 1 402 99 523 (v) Central Union Telegraph Co., N. Y. City, &c. Co. v Chicago, City of, Mut. Un. Tel. Co. v...... Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R. R. Co., A. & P. Tel. Co. v... City and Suburban Telephone Association, Pugh v. Clement v. W. U. Tel. Co.... Cohen, W. U. Tel. Co. v... Cole v. W. U. Tel. Co... Colwell Lead Co., Met. Teleph. & Tel. Co. v Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, W. U. Tel. Co. v.... Daniel v. W. U. Tel. Co..... Daughtery v. Am. Un. Tel. Co. Davis, Little Rock, &c. Tel. Co. v... De La Grange v. S. W. Tel. Co. Edsall, W. U. Tel. Co. v Little Rock & Fort Smith Telegraph Co. v. Davis.. 526 Metropolitan Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Colwell Lead Co... 662 Nebraska, State of, v. Nebraska Teleph. Co.......... 700 Nebraska Telephone Co., State v Neill, W. U. Tel. Co. v New Jersey, State of, Trenton, &c. Pros. v. Am. & Eur. Com. News C Ohio, State of, ex rel. &c. v. Bell Teleph. Co..... Pacific & Atlantic Telegraph Co., Beaupré v. Passmore v. W. U. Tel. Co... Pendleton, W. U. Tel. Co. v.... Pennington v. W. U. Tel. Co.... Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of, W. U. Tel. Co. v. Pensacola Telegraph Co. v. W. U. Tel. Co... People ex rel. McManus v. Thompson, et al.... People of State of New York, &c. v. Met. Teleph. & Tel. Co... Pinckney Bros. v. W. U. Tel. Co. Pope v. W. U. Tel. Co... Pope v. W. U. Tel. Co...... Pugh v. City, &c. Teleph. Ass'n.. Railroad Co. v. Telegraph Co... Rains, W. U. Tel. Co. v.. Reed, W. U. Tel. Co. v.. Reliance Lumber Co. v. W. U. Tel. Co Reynolds, W. U. Tel. Co. v... Rich, W. U. Tel. Co. v.. Richmond, City of, W. U. Tel. Co. v. Roberts, W. U. Tel. Co. v.... Rogers v. W. U. Tel. Co.. Russell v. W. U. Tel. Co. Schwartz v. Atl. & Pac. Tel. Co..... Scircle, W. U. Tel. Co. v. Shepard v. Gold & Stock Tel. Co. Shotter, W. U. Tel. Co. v.... Smith v. W. U. Tel. Co..... So Relle v. W. U. Tel. Co.... Southern & Atlantic Telegraph Co., N. O. &c. R. R. Co. v .... 66 66 Southwestern R. R. Co. v. So. & Atl. Tel. Co.... Southwestern Telegraph Co., De La Grange v.. Sprague v. W. U. Tel. Co State Board, &c., W. U. Tel. Co. v...... State of Maine v. W. U. Tel. Co..... |