Malloy v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co.

The plaintiff, Lucille Malloy, filed a complaint against the defendant, Illinois Bell Telephone Company, alleging that she and the class she represented were subscribers of the defendant in Lake and Kendall Counties; that they were deprived of telephone service from July 15,1971 to July 20, 1971, as a result of disruptions in telephone service caused by acts of vandalism. The plaintiff claimed that, since they had paid for uninterrupted service in advance, they were entitled to a refund for the six-day period in which their service was interrupted. The trial court dismissed the complaint,…