Rhodes v. Graham
Citation | 238 Ky. 225 |
Parties | Rhodes v. Graham et al. |
Decision Date | 27 March 1931 |
Court | United States State Supreme Court — District of Kentucky |
Appeal from McCracken Circuit Court.
C.C. GRASSHAM and ROY GARRISON for appellant.
R.L. MYRE and BEN S. ADAMS for appellees.
Reversing.
The appellant, C.H. Rhodes, who was the plaintiff below, brought this action against the appellees, seven in number, to recover damages for the alleged acts of appellees in tapping the telephone wire running into appellant's home. The material portion of the petition reads as follows:
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