Gratiot & Brownsville Tel. Co. v. Brownsville Farmers' Tel. Co.

Citations

• 24 Ohio C.C. Dec. 237

Syllabus

<p>TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES.</p> <p>1. Public Utilities Act Not Applicable to Companies Already Chartered.</p> <p>A telephone company, upon which both primary and secondary ' franchises had been conferred prior to the enactment of the state public utilities law (act 102 O. L. 549), is not subject to the provision of Sec. 54 (Gen. Code 614-52) of the act requiring that a certificate be secured from the public service commission that the exercise of the franchise or permit granted to it is proper and necessary to the public convenience.</p> <p>2. Private Lines Constructed by Persons Associated for such Purpose not Public Utility.</p> <p>The construction of a private telephone line and station for the use of a number of persons associated together for that purpose does not constitute a public utility, nor are persons so using such a line subject to control by the public service commission.</p>