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Western Union Tel. Co. v. Hughes, 203 U.S. 505 (1906)
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Western Union Tel. Co. v. Hughes, 203 U.S. 505 (1906)
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Western Union Telegraph Company v. Hughes No. 119 Argued December 6, 1906 Decided December 17, 1906 203 U.S. 505
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF
APPEALS OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA
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Where the highest court of the state dismisses the writ of error to the trial court solely and expressly because of lack of jurisdiction, the result of the ruling is to determine that the trial court is the final court where the question could be decided, and the writ of error from this Court should be directed to the trial court, and not to the highest court, although that court may be clothed with jurisdiction of questions of state and federal constitutionality of state laws, and may have discussed, and found without merit, the constitutional question.
104 Va. 240, writ of error dismissed.
The facts are stated in the opinion.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Western Union Tel. Co. v. Hughes, 203 U.S. 505 (1906) in 203 U.S. 505 Original Sources, accessed July 3, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=I7YCQNVATN28WQL.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Western Union Tel. Co. v. Hughes, 203 U.S. 505 (1906), in 203 U.S. 505, Original Sources. 3 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=I7YCQNVATN28WQL.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Western Union Tel. Co. v. Hughes, 203 U.S. 505 (1906). cited in 1906, 203 U.S. 505. Original Sources, retrieved 3 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=I7YCQNVATN28WQL.
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