Legal Opinion
Cincinnati Bell, Inc. v. Cooper
Hamilton County Municipal Court
Decided June 17, 1985No. 84 CV 01927PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBeckwith, J.
On September 20, 1982, defendant, Terry Cooper, d.b.a. Cooper Construction Co., while in the course of gutting a building in the “Over-the-Rhine” section of downtown Cincinnati, caused his employee to cut and discard a telephone cable. The cable was a feeder cable capable of serving fifty telephones. It was a live cable and was, in fact, serving three other buildings. All other utilities in the building where defendant was working had been disconnected. The building was vacant. Defendant made no inquiries of any public utility regarding the status of service in the building. Defendant assumed…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Columbus Finance, Inc. v. HowardOhio Supreme Court · 1975
- Ohio Power Co. v. ZemelkaOhio Court of Appeals · 1969
- Warren Telephone Co. v. HakalaOhio Court of Appeals · 1957
- Ohio Power Co. v. JohnstonHancock County Court of Common Pleas · 1968
- Cincinnati & Suburban Bell Telephone Co. v. EadleOhio Court of Appeals · 1944
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Kansas Power & Light Co. v. ThatcherCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1990
- Ohio Edison Co. v. Wartko ConstructionOhio Court of Appeals · 1995
- Washington Water Power Co. v. MillerCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1988
- James D. Hinson Electrical Contracting Co. v. Bellsouth Telecommunications, Inc.District Court, M.D. Florida · 2011