Smith v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co.

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1926-04-12

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Mr. Justice Sutherland delivered the opinion of the Court. The telephone company, an Illinois corporation, owns and operates a telephone system in the City of Peoria and vicinity. It brought suit on June 18,1924, against appellants (members of the state Commerce Commission and Attorney General of the State of Illinois) to enjoin them from enforcing or attempti…

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