A History of the Anglo American Telegraph Co As Seen Through Its Litigation
Donard de Cogan and Dominic de Cogan, ‘A history of the Anglo American Telegraph Co as seen through its litigation’ in Andrea Giuntini and Ana Paula Silva ed., Economics and Politics in Submarine Telegraph Cables (Naples: Istituto di Storia Economica, 2014), 267-286
University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 27/2019
15 Pages Posted: 13 May 2019 Last revised: 23 Sep 2019
Date Written: February 9, 2014
Abstract
The Anglo American Telegraph Co was one of the largest private companies that operated long-distance submarine telegraph lines from the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century. In spite of its undoubted achievements it had a chequered beginning, a less than inspiring mid-life and an ignominious end. Much has been written about the inception of this limited liability company and about its operation where it frequently adopted a short-sighted approach to the protection of its interests. Until now, very little has been written about its legal disputes, its transformation from a trading into an investment company and even less about the circumstances that brought about its demise.
Keywords: Telegraphs, Technological history, Legal history
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