UNITED STATES. SUPREME COURT

UNITED STATES REPORTS

VOLUME 126

CASES ADJUDGED

IN

THE SUPREME COURT

AT

OCTOBER TERM, 1887

J. C. BANCROFT DAVIS

REPORTER

NEW YORK AND ALBANY

BANKS & BROTHERS, LAW PUBLISHERS

1888

COPYRIGHT, 1888,

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JUSTICES

OF THE

SUPREME COURT

DURING THE TIME OF THESE REPORTS.

MORRISON REMICK WAITE, CHIEF JUSTICE.1
SAMUEL FREEMAN MILLER, ASSOCIATE JUSTICE.
STEPHEN JOHNSON FIELD, AssoCIATE JUSTICE.
JOSEPH P. BRADLEY, ASSOCIATE Justice.

JOHN MARSHALL HARLAN, ASSOCIATE JUSTICE.
STANLEY MATTHEWS, ASSOCIATE Justice.
HORACE GRAY, ASSOCIATE JUSTICE.

SAMUEL BLATCHFORD, ASSOCIATE JUSTICE.

LUCIUS QUINTUS CINCINNATUS LAMAR,

ASSOCIATE JUSTICE.

AUGUSTUS HILL GARLAND, ATTORNEY GENERAL.

GEORGE AUGUSTUS JENKS, SOLICITOR GENERAL.
JAMES HALL MCKENNEY, CLERK.

JOHN MONTGOMERY WRIGHT, MARSHAL.

1 CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE died at Washington on the morning of March 23, 1888.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

TABLE OF CASES REPORTED.

American Bell Telephone Company, Clay Commercial

Telephone Company v.

American Bell Telephone Company, Dolbear v.

American Bell Telephone Company v. Molecular Tele-

phone Company

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1

1

American Bell Telephone Company, Molecular Telephone

Company v.

1

American Bell Telephone Company, Overland Telephone

Company v.

American Bell Telephone Company, People's Telephone

Company v.

2

Clay Commercial Telephone Company v. American Béll

Telephone Company.

1

Dolbear v. American Bell Telephone Company

1

Overland Telephone Company v. American Bell Tele-

phone Company

2

People's Telephone Company v. American Bell Tele-

phone Company

Statement of the Case