Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Pennsylvania Railroad

Citations

• 195 U.S. 594
• 25 S. Ct. 150

Syllabus

<p>Western Union Tel. Co. v. Pennsylvania R. R. Co. et al, ante, p. 540 followed to effect that .the act of July 24, 1866, 14 Stat. 221, does not confer any right of eminent domain on telegraph companies and that a railroad company’s right of way is not a public highway within the meaning of that act.</p> <p>Eminent domain cannot be delegated, and the lessee of a corporation cannot exercise the power of condemnation conferred by legislature on the lessor.</p>