Welch v. South Central Bell Telephone Co.

LOTTINGER, Judge.

Ann and Michael Welch, doing business as Servicemaster of St. Tammany Parish, filed this suit against South Central Bell Telephone Company, seeking $400,000.00 for loss of business earnings and mental anguish allegedly sustained as a result of defendant’s omission of plaintiffs’ advertisement in the yellow pages. Plaintiffs seek recovery for breach of contract and negligence. The defendant filed a motion for summary judgment contending that an exculpatory clause in an advertisement contract limited its liability to the amounts charged for publication. The district court…