Legal Opinion
Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. C & S REALTY CO.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 17, 1977No. 53178PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Webb, Judge.
Southern Bell brings this appeal from a judgment awarding C & S Realty Company $55,000 actual damages and $35,000 as attorney fees. C & S Realty Company instituted the action on April 4, 1973, by filing a three count complaint seeking actual damages, exemplary and vindictive damages plus attorney fees, predicated upon allegations of breach of contract, gross negligence and bad faith concerning Southern Bell’s telephone service and listings. It subsequently filed an amended complaint adding two counts seeking damages.
At the trial of the case before a jury the following essential…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Traders Insurance v. MannSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Buffalo Cab Co. v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- Gas House, Inc. v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1976
- Hamilton Employment Service, Inc. v. New York Telephone Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Baird v. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Georgia-Carolina Brick & Tile Co. v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
- Discount Fabric House of Racine, Inc. v. Wisconsin Telephone Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1984
- Berjian v. Ohio Bell Telephone Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1978
- General Refractories Co. v. RogersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Hayes v. IrwinDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1982
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