Harmon v. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co.

This is an appeal from an order denying plaintiff's motion to tax costs, which had as its objective disallowance of an item of $61.94 representing cost of printing respondent’s brief on appeal.

Plaintiff filed his complaint for declaratory relief alleging the existence of a controversy as to the right of the respondent Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company to charge for “message units” without identifying the calls upon demand. The demurrer of respondent was sustained without leave to amend and judgment of dismissal followed. This judgment was affirmed on appeal upon the ground that the…