Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Earle
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Reid. City court of Atlanta. October 24, 1902.
1Opinion of the CourtCandler, J.
The petition filed by the plaintiff in the court below was, in substance, as follows: On or about December 20, 1901, petitioner signed a contract with the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company,' a New York corporation with main offices in Atlanta, Ga., by the terms of which the company *508bound itself to furnish him with a telephone at Kirkwood, Ga., at $5.25 per month. Petitioner is and was doing a general merchandise and grocery business at Kirkwood, and is largely dependent upon the Bell telephone service for orders from his customers. The defendant company violated its contract, and…
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